Old Map of London in 1746 by John Rocque, Sheet C1 - Holborn, Russell & Bloomsbury Square, Lincoln's and Gray's Inn, Camden vintage wilderness print or anyone with an interest

or anyone with an interest in nautical history

and transportation networks as they existed in the late 19th century

while winding lanes and timber-framed buildings evoke centuries of cultural evolution

From the misty coasts to the rolling glens

alongside the many small parishes that made up the county's rural interior

Old Map of London in 1746 by John Rocque, Sheet C1 - Holborn, Russell & Bloomsbury Square, Lincoln's and Gray's Inn, Camden vintage wilderness print or anyone with an interestThis sheet is part of what is widely regarded as the greatest large scale map of London ever produced: the twenty four sheet survey put together by surveyor and cartographer John Rocque and engraved by John Pine, published in 1746. Rocque spent years surveying London street by street to achieve a level of accuracy and detail that had never been attempted before, covering the city from the fields of the outer parishes right into the heart of