Description: A detailed map of London circa 1720 showing major roads, the River Thames parks, government buildings and locations pertaining to the times of Joseph Addison (1672 Š 1719) West of Covent Gardens. "By employing a ruler to determine the boundaries of the lettered and numbered sections, the following places may be located. Coffee Houses: ButtonÕs, J,8 St. James, C,13 WillÕs, J,8 Leicester Square, F,9 MiltonÕs Homes: Charing Cross, G,12 Theatres: Covent Garden, J,8 Haymarket, E,F,11" —Walker, 1908
Source: Albert Perry Walker, Macaulay's Essay on Addison (Boston, MA: D. C. Heath & Company, 1908) 124
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of P. Green |
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