Old Map of London, 1746 by John Rocque, C3 - Lambeth, Vauxhall, Westminster, Parliament, Millbank, Kennington, Marshes large map This rather fascinating pictorial map

This rather fascinating pictorial map of the "Principal Islands of Southern Britain" was created by A

Many of these landmarks still exist today

this ancient county has been split up into Warwickshire

The conical projection is very unusual

Old Map of London, 1746 by John Rocque, C3 - Lambeth, Vauxhall, Westminster, Parliament, Millbank, Kennington, Marshes large map This rather fascinating pictorial mapThis is the greatest old map of London ever created. Put together by surveyor and cartographer John Rocque and engraver John Pine in 1746, this map has an incredible level of detail. The cities of London and Westminster are already quite developed, but south of the river in Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham it's still mostly fields. This map was originally published in 24 sheets. The map shown here is sheet C3, focusing on the stretch of Thames between