"A Plan of London, Westminster and Southwark Nth of the Riv. Thames as they were surveyed and publish'd by Authority toward ye latter end of Raign of Queen Elizabeth, or about yr of our Lord 1600......."
An original antique map showing London, Westminster and Southwark as they appeared in or around the year 1600.
The map is a copy of the Braun and Hogenberg map of 1572 from the "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" .
This edition is by Edward Hatton and was published in 1708.
The "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", also known as the 'Braun & Hogenberg', is a six-volume town atlas of town views and plans was one of the best-selling works in the last quarter of the 16th century. Georg Braun, a skilled writer, wrote the text accompanying and Frans Hogenberg, a talented engraver, created the tables.
The first volume was published in Latin in 1572 and the sixth in 1617. Translations appeared in German and French, making the atlas accessible to a wider audience.
Georg Braun (1541-1622)
Georg Braun, the author of the text accompanying the plans and views in the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, was born in Cologne in 1541. After his studies in Cologne, he entered the Jesuit Order as a novice, indicating his commitment to learning and intellectual pursuits. In 1561, he obtained his bachelor's degree; in 1562, he received his Magister Artium, further demonstrating his academic achievements. Although he left the Jesuit Order, he continued his studies in theology, gaining a licentiate in theology. His theological background likely influenced the content and tone of the text in the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, adding a unique perspective to the work.
Frans Hogenberg(1535-1590)
Frans Hogenberg was a Flemish and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker. He was born in Mechelen as the son of Nicolaas Hogenberg.
He travelled to London in 1568, where he stayed a few years before emigrating to Cologne. He immediately embarked on his two most important works, the "Civitates", published in 1572 and the Geschichtsblätter, which appeared in several series from 1569 until about 1587.
Edward Hatton (1664 – 1733)
Edward Hatton was a surveyor for a fire insurance company in London who wrote A New View of London: or, an Ample Account of that City, in Two Volumes, or Eight Sections. &c., published anonymously in two octavo volumes 1708. The New View is an important reference to the streets, life and buildings of London not long after the Great Fire of London, 1666.
The New View was apparently prepared mainly in the 1680s and 90s and by the time it was published in 1708 a supplement was necessary to bring it up to date. It contained one map and a small number of illustrations. It is from this work that this map is taken. It has received minor adjustments and textual additions, but is basically the map that Braun and Hogenburg published in 1572.
In the preface, Hatton acknowledged the debt that his work owed toJohn Stow'sA Survey of London(1598), saying "If it be objected, that I have taken several things from Mr. Stow, I own the truth thereof" but stating the necessity for his new work on the grounds that the "devouring flames" of the Great Fire had "made such vast Alterations, that what was London in Mr. Stow's time, is now like another City."
