Tuesday 15 May 2007

1593 map of Westminster


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Norden's map of Westminster, surveyed and published 1593. From the Crace Collection at the British Library.

The Strand, which is the main road on the right hand side of the map, was in its heyday as the favoured residence of the elite of the English aristocracy,

and several of the major mansions located there are labelled on the map.

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