| Event Name: | Mapping London |
| Description: | From 2nd to 23rd December, Daniel Crouch Rare Books will be exhibiting 100 maps of London, 4 Bury Street, London, SW1Y 6AB. The collection ranges from the “Earliest extant plan of London” by Braun and Hogenberg, 1572, to the First Tube Map, by Harry Beck 1933. Prices from £100 to £16,000, making for a creative and original Christmas present for all budgets!
“The Earliest Extant Plan of London” (£9500) depicts 16th Century London in a birds-eye view from the south looking north, and shows St Paul’s with its original spire, which was destroyed in 1561, as well as the new district of Southwark on the south bank of the river, with its theatres, and bull and bear baiting pits. Westminster is connected to the City by a single road, and to the north of Westminster, cows are depicted grazing in open fields.
Also being exhibited is A De_ive Map of London Poverty by Charles Booth, 1889, (£14,000). Booth’s object was to give an accurate picture of the condition of London as it was in the last decade of the nineteenth century, and the result is a fascinating map of fundamental importance to British social reform. The colouring of the map depicts, by street: "The Lowest Class. Vicious, semi-criminal"(black); "Very Poor, casual. Chronic Want"(blue); "Poor. 18s to 21s a week for a moderate family"(light blue); "Mixed. Some comfortable, others poor"(purple); "Fairly Comfortable. Good ordinary earnings" (pink); "Well-to-do. Middle class"(red); "Upper-middle and Upper classes. Wealthy "(yellow).
Other highlights of the exhibition include the 2nd earliest printed map of London by Francois de Belleforest, 1575, as well as landmark maps of London such as Greenwood’s map of London from 1827, which is one of the most beautiful large scale plans of London ever created.
"Mapping London" is sponsored by Fuller's London Pride, the UK's leading premium ale. "Whatever you do, take Pride". |
| Type of Event: | Art Shows - Events |
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| Event Location: | Daniel Crouch Rare Books |
| Event City: | London |
| Type of Venue: | Gallery |
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| Directions: | St James's tube |
| Event Start Date | 02-Dec-11 |