This volume constitutes an Index to the 'Agas' map of London, printed originally in c1562. The Atlas section of the volume consists of the 'Agas' map in 28 sections, overprinted with place-names. This is followed by the two sheets of the Copperplate Map, and by the Braun and Hogenberg Map of 1572. Over a thousand sites, including churches, gates, wells, bastions, halls etc, have been identified and feature in the annotated index.
What was London like 400 years ago? The answer is provided here by a wide range of contemporary sources such as John Stow's 'Survey of London' published in 1598, Henry Machyn's diary (1550-63), and Van den Wyngaerde's drawings, as well as paintings, property plans and archaeological remains. But perhaps nothing gives a better overall impression than the three map-views reproduced on the following pages. These are the earliest maps of this capital city. Compiled at the beginning of Queen Elizabeth I's reign with primitive surveying equipment, they are nevertheless remarkably accurate and informative documents and merit close study (preferably with a magnifying glass). Not only do they show a vast amount of purely topographical detail, they also depict Elizabethan Londoners at work and at play. Their details are so fine--especially on the incomplete Copperplate Map--that such seemingly insignificant features as garden walls, rowing boats, weathervanes, wine barrels, dogs and laundry baskets are discernable. The maps even show us the kind of clothes people wore.
Contents:
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Further Reading
Key Map
'Agas' Map
'Copperplate Map' (reduced)
Braun and Hogenberg's Map (reduced)
Explanation of Index
Place Name Index
Symbol Index
- Bastions
- Churches
- Gates
- Persons
- Wells, Conduits, Pumps
- Miscellaneous Features
