A Prospect of the City of London, from St. Marie Overs Steeple in Southwark in its Flouring Condition, before the fire. Another Prospect of the City…after the Dreadful Fire in 1666
A Prospect of the City of London, from St. Marie Overs Steeple in Southwark in its Flouring Condition, before the fire. Another Prospect of the City…after the Dreadful Fire in 1666
The Great Fire of London 126 items
Record No
30293
Title
A Prospect of the City of London, from St. Marie Overs Steeple in Southwark in its Flouring Condition, before the fire. Another Prospect of the City…after the Dreadful Fire in 1666
Description
Upper panel shows the City of London from Southwark before the Great Fire of London in 1666; middle panel shows the same view after the Great Fire. Lower panel consists of Sir Christopher Wren's plan for rebuilding London. A main avenue runs from Aldgate to Fleet Street, passing through a great circus in which stands the Royal Exchange. A second great avenue runs from the Tower to converge with the first at St Pauls Cathedral. There is a wide Thames quay. The panoramic views were copied from the work of Wenceslas Hollar but only extend to Baynard's Castle in the west. There is no evidence that the scheme was ever considered as a practical basis for rebuilding.
Date of execution
1758
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
Main Print Collection
Artist
Wren, Sir Christopher (1632-1723)
Engraver
anon.
Publisher
Rocque, John (c.1704-1762)
Medium
engraving
Support
paper
Longest dimension
53cms
Shortest dimension
37cms
Picture type
map/plan
Catalogue No
k1268644
Subjects
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