A New Map of the Counties Ten Miles around the Cities of London & Westminster & Borough of Southwark.

Stow, John (1525-1605)/ Strype, John (1643 1737):

Published by W.Innys and J.Richardson [et al], London, 1754

About this Item

copper engraved map; overall 42 x 25 cm; plate 31 x 18 cm. some foxing, staining and off-set; some smaller marginal tears; o/w vg cond. First published in 1720, Strype s re-issue appears as a much larger and expanded, 2 volume publication of Stow s Survey which, originally, was published in 1598. Strype added to Stow s original account numerous information about customs, institutions, monuments, charities, events like the Great Fire of London, the guilds and wards as well as detailed descriptions of the parish churches, and the city itself, and used a lot of Stow s original 17th century material that was excluded by Stow himself. Ward map with Table of Reference from Strype s A Survey of the Cities of Westminster, and the Borough of Southwark. Containing The Original, Antiquity, Increase, present State and Government of those cities. Written in the Year 1698….[corrected to 1598 in Vol II] Corrected, Improved, and very much Enlarged, in the year 1720, By John Strype…. . There are 25 ancient wards in the City of London which are still used for local elections. John Strype was the son of Huguenot immigrants from Brabant who was educated at St. Paul s School and later at Jesus College,Cambridge. After completing his studies in 1669, he became curate of Theydon Bois and afterwards in Leyton.Though never being inducted, he was licensed by the Bishop of London to preach and expound the word of God, and to perform the office of priest and curate while it was vacant . In 1711, he obtained the sinecure of West Tarring, Sussex. He died in Hackney where he held a position as lecturer until 1689, at the age of 94. The Survey is one of his major works. Seller Inventory # 4055

Bibliographic Details

Title: A New Map of the Counties Ten Miles around ...

Publisher: W.Innys and J.Richardson [et al], London

Publication Date: 1754

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good