Fairburn (John)

detailed plan of London, first issued in 1795, extending from Pentonville to Walworth, and from Hyde Park to Limehouse. There are two inset plans, ‘Plan of the Proposed London Wet Docks’, lower right, and ‘An Enlarged Plan of the Rules of the Fleet Prison’, in the upper left corner, which first appeared in the 1796 and 1797 editions, respectively. The title in the upper right corner overlays a large vignette scene depicting the reclining figure of Father Thames, and the lower margin contains ‘An Alphabetical List of 300 Principal Streets with Letters of Reference to their Situation’,

engraved map with original hand-colouring, 440 x 640 mm. (17 1/4 x 25 1/4 in), dissected and linen-backed, pale browning, occasional minor creasing to some section edges and slight wear to old folds in the linen support, [Howgego 203 (between 3 and 4)],