Lot 73
Rocque, John.
Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 July 2006 at 12:00 BST
Description
A New and Accurate Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster. London, 1748, folio (54 x 37cm.), title printed in red and black, in English, French and Latin, engraving on title, map in 16 sections and map of London and the country 10 miles round, together 17 double-page plates, leaf with index and list of subscribers, on renewed guards throughout, modern blue half morocco, spine gilt [Darlington and Howgego 94(4)]
Footnote
Footnote: John Rocque, a French Huguenot, was the first influential cartographer to produce an accurate London map. His ambitious project - to produce a large scale survey for the whole of the built-up area of London - took nine years and is considered outstanding both for its clarity and artistry. Later maps were based on this survey until Richard Horwood's map of 1792.