Original hand coloured antique map. Laid on linen and divided into eight sections.
Published by R Sayer and J Bennett 1785.
Illustrating Georgian London at the beginning of the Napoleonic wars.
North of the city is London's first By pass. Now the Euston road the then city road allowed travellers from the west to by pass the congested muddy roads of Westminster if they were visiting the city of London.
Buckingham Palace is noted as the Queens Palace. The property was bought in 1762 by George III for his wife, Queen Charlotte, and became known as the queen's house.