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A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent : Containing, I. The original foundation, and the Antient and Modern State thereof. II. An exact Description of all Wards and Parishes; Parish - Churches, Palaces, Halls, Hospitals, Publick Offices, Edifices, and Monuments, of any Account, throughout the said Cities, Borough, &c. III. A particular Account of the Government of London, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military; of all Charters, Liberties, Privileges and Customs; and of all Livery and other Companies, with their Coats of Arms. IV. Lists of all the officers of His Majesty’s revenues, and houshold; and those of the rest of the Royal Family; together with the Salaries thereunto belonging
Survey of London
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- by Robert Seymour, Esq; The whole being an improvement of Mr Stow’s, and other surveys, by adding whatever Alterations have happened in the said Cities, &c. to the present Year; and retrenching many Superfluities, and correcting many Errors in the former Writers. Illustrated with several copper plates
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- New and accurate survey of the city of London, &c
- Survey of the city of London, &c
- Survey of the city of Westminster
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- English
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- London : Printed for J. Read in White-Fryars, Fleet-Street, M,DCC,XXX,IV- M,DCC,XXXV [1734-1735]
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- 2 volumes, 9 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, folded map, coats of arms ; 41 cm
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- ocm03192305, ocm03192305
- John Mottley, "under the pseudonym of Robert Seymour ... edited in 1734 (perhaps with the assistance of Thomas Cooke) Stow's Survey of the cities of London and Westminster."--Dictionary of national biography.
- Title pages in red and black.
- Slight variations in title of volume 2.
- Text chiefly in two columns.
- Includes list of subscribers.
- Volume 1: 2 unnumbered pages, 822 pages, engraved map (folded), 7 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) ; Volume 2: 6 unnumbered pages, 236, 257-918 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates.
- Paging irregular: volume 1, pages 170-171 numbered 174-175; volume 2, pages 237-256 omitted.
- Plates chiefly engraved by Tho. Bowles.
- Includes errata.
- Includes index.
- English short title catalogue, T150144
- Volume 1. Book I: A description of London in general ; Book II: Containing a particular inspection into the thirteen wards on the East side of Walbrook ; Book III: Containing a particular inspection into the twelve wards on the West of Wallbrook -- Volume 2. Book IV: Of the government of London, ecclesiastical, civil and military ; Book V: Containing an account of the antiquities, bounds, liberties, parishes, churches, royal palaces, courts of justice, great houses, and other eminent places of that city; together with the antient monastery and Church of St. Peter ; Book VI