JOHN SENEX MAP OF LONDON, 1720, copper Engraved New Map of London with partial hand colouring, 50 x 58cm, framed The map shows London as it was built after the Great Fire of 1666; it includes an index to all the parishes. The title cartouche is dedicated to Sir Peter Delme, a wealthy woollen merchant who was made Sheriff of London for 1717-1718 and elected Lord Mayor of London for 1723-1724. Two cornucopias, one of fruit and one of precious metal objects and jewels, allude the London's mercantile greatness, whilst at the base is a portrait of King George I, whose sword and sceptre are supported by two dragons.
JOHN SENEX MAP OF LONDON, 1720, copper Engraved New Map of London with partial hand colouring, 50 x 58cm, framed The map shows London as it was built after the Great Fire of 1666; it includes an index to all the parishes. The title cartouche is dedicated to Sir Peter Delme, a wealthy woollen merchant who was made Sheriff of London for 1717-1718 and elected Lord Mayor of London for 1723-1724. Two cornucopias, one of fruit and one of precious metal objects and jewels, allude the London's mercantile greatness, whilst at the base is a portrait of King George I, whose sword and sceptre are supported by two dragons.
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