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This Plan of London is generally considered his most famous work. John Rocque was a son of French Huguenot émigrés who rose to become cartographer to the then Prince of Wales. "The environs of London in 1746", originally by John Rocque, this being the 1971 version published by Harry Margary. 34" x 20", Multiple Sizes.

1746.

Taking nearly ten years to survey, engrave and publish, it has been described as "a magnificent example of cartography ... one of the greatest and most handsome plans of any city".

Free returns. The 16 sheets were framed in an elaborate border into the bottom part of which was inset a large cartouche carrying a dedication to the Earl of Burlington of Chiswick House. Guaranteed Lowest Price. The IDEA to do a new survey came from the engraver George Vertue but he and Rocque could not come to an agreement. Guaranteed lowest price.

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Everyday free standard shipping applies to all orders being shipped anywhere in the U.S. John Rocque was of French Huguenot stock from Monosque in Provence. John Rocque is one of the most important figures in the renaissance of English cartography in the second and third quarters of the eighteenth century.

view high resolution version; view low resolution version Rocque map of London and Westminster A black and white map of the London area begun in 1741 and completed in 1745 by John Roque, engraved by Richard Parr. The London he eventually settled in, was an expanding city which had grown unchecked and by the 1730s a new map was needed.

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For this lithographically printed version Margary altered some of the edges so the maps would join and significantly cleaned up the image area. After the survey was completed and the 16 sheets drafted, Rocque issued a prospectus inviting “Persons who have a mind to encourage the work” to subscribe the costs of engraving and printing. Premium Giclee Print. *Occasionally Art.com may offer special promotional discounts. The subscription list, containing 365 names and included some very prominent people, including The Prince of Wales, The Duke of Cumberland, the Lord Mayor of London, 15 dukes and an assortment of other nobles.

It is entitled: An Exact Survey of the Citys of London, Westminster, ye Borough of Southwark, and the Country near Ten Miles round, with the title given in English, Latin and French. 7,973,796 and other pending patent applications. This does not apply to expedited or special deliveries. Old map downloads John Rocque's A Plan of London, 1769. The London and environs map, published in the same year, 1746, was engraved by Richard Parr with Rocque himself as the publisher and taking the full profits for himself.

Dimensions: 207cm (81½") high, 278cm (109½") wide, 1cm (0½") deep.

The leading mapmakers active in the first quarter had passed away and their plates passed to publishers content to simply recycle existing materials. From.