Book A: Survey

Europe: United Kingdom: England, east coast: London

'Plan of the River Thames, from London Bridge to the King's Mooring Chains at Deptford, with an improved system of Mooring Vessels' with the scale: 5 inches to 4000 feet. Includes one inset: 1) 'Plan of the Proposed Improvements at the Legal Quays and in Thames Street, prepared by James Peacock, Surveyor', with the scale: 4.1 inches to 600 feet. Plan shows coastline (river banks), jetties, land use, buildings, land marks, remarks (including the survey was carried out 'by order of Mr Edward Ogle, Chairman of the Committee of Proprietors, Lessees and Warfingers of the Legal Quays and the Proproetors and Lessees of Warehouses in the City of London') and explanatory key. Engraved. North point. By Joseph Hodskinson, Engineer; engraved by J [James] Neele. Annotated with colour wash to highlight specific areas and buildings; also annotated with black ink: '(Two copies)'. Estimated date: c.1795, as suggested by The National Archives Catalogue, entry MPD 1/43