Description
[The City and Whitechapel.]
Published in London in 1799.
The City and Whitechapel from a map Howgego describes as the ‘largest and most important London map of the eighteenth century’, on a scale of 26 inches to a mile.
Among the landmarks are the Bank of England & the Royal Exchange, Guildhall, Moorfields and Tower Hill.
Horwood’s intention was to mark each house’s number (a practice started in 1735), but this was abandoned as impractical.
He started his scheme in 1790, expecting to be finished by 1792: by 1794 he was apologising to his subscribers (including George III); in 1798 he received a loan of 500 from the Phoenix Fire-Office, for whom Horwood worked as a surveyor, to finish the map.
However this assistance was not enough to stop Horwood dying in poverty in 1803. HOWGEGO: 200, and pp.21-22.
| Creator |
Richard Horwood |
|---|---|
| Design Period | Before 1890 |
| Year | 1799 |
| Production Period | Before 1890 |
| Country of Manufacture | United Kingdom |
| Identifying Marks | This piece has an attribution mark |
| Style | Antique |
| Detailed Condition |
Excellent This vintage/antique piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight restorations. |
| Product Code | ZHV-1914628 |
| Restoration and Damage Details |
Two sheets conjoined. Some original outline colour.
|
| Materials | Engraving |
| Color | Black |
| Width |
101 cm 39.8 inch |
| Depth |
1 cm 0.0 inch |
| Height |
57 cm 22.4 inch |
| Duties Notice | Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order. |
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