London.- Horwood (Richard) Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster the Borough of Southwark …

London.- Horwood (Richard) Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster the Borough of Southwark and Parts adjoining Shewing every House, first edition, large bound wall map of London, 31 sheets only (of 32, lacking sheet G3), presented on a scale of twenty-five inches to the mile, with title in oval and imprints to lower centre of each sheet, extending from Angel to Limehouse, and Kennington to Brompton, engravings on cream wove paper without visible watermarks, each individual sheet approx. 590 x 530 mm (23 1/4 x 20 7/8 in), on stubs, heavy brown staining to sheets , F1-F4, G1-G3, and H1-H4, otherwise occasional minor nicks to extremities, light handling creases, some off-setting and surface dirt, later half calf, worn, elephant folio, [Howgego 200 (1)], [c.1792-1799]. ⁂ The largest map printed in Georgian Britain, and a defining study of London at the end of the eighteenth century. Horwood's plan was the first map of London to attempt to show every individual property, and took over 7 years to complete following numerous logistical and financial obstacles.