The fascinating map was created by 18th century cartographer John Rocque, and at the time was the most detailed map of London ever made, as well as being the first large-scale map of the city to ...

“There is no large-scale, accurate map of London before the Fire – until you go back to our map of London c. 1520. In the interim, however, London’s population had increased eightfold, ...

The 13ins by 19ins map, which was printed in Cologne, Germany, is being sold by Atlea Gallery, an antique map dealer in London, at an upcoming rare books fair. It is valued at £11,000.

Before the 18th century, maps appeared as separate sheets or were bound in large volumes as atlases. But towards the end of the century they were mounted on linen and folded and eventually became ...

The City of London, pictured in the map, constituted the settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages. Today it is a bustling financial district and it was much the same in 1830.

A REMARKABLE early 19th century map of London has emerged for sale revealing how the city has dramatically changed over the past two centuries. The detailed 1830 map produced by celebrated cartogra… ...

This stunning map of London is made up of the names of characters from novels, plotted on to the areas of the city they're most associated with. It was created by Dex, a London-based artist and ...

This is the Londonist’s Tube Map of Lost London, and it will take you on a journey through the forgotten history of England’s capital. Many of the locations disappeared long before the London ...

This historic map shows London in the 18th century. ... Second, a large proportion of the British population lived there; it was rapidly becoming the largest city in the world.