Civitas Londinum Map of London: William Shakespeare's Lodgings in Bishopsgate
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Civitas Londinum Map of London: William Shakespeare's Lodgings in Bishopsgate
Civitas Londinum Map of London: William Shakespeare's Lodgings in Bishopsgate
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AGAS Bishopsgate (Collage 322961)
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Detail from the woodcut map attributed to Ralph Agas, c1561, this edition published c1633, sheet 7; showing the area around Bishopsgate and St Helen's Church (show here in the centre of the map as S. Elen). William Shakespeare's first known lodgings in London are said to have been located close to the church, giving him easy access to The Theatre, which was located in Shoreditch, north of the gate and the City wall.
Detail from the woodcut map attributed to Ralph Agas, c1561, this edition published c1633, sheet 7; showing the area around Bishopsgate and St Helen's Church (show here in the centre of the map as S. Elen). William Shakespeare's first known lodgings in London are said to have been located close to the church, giving him easy access to The Theatre, which was located in Shoreditch, north of the gate and the City wall.
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