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) East of Covent Gardens to London Bridge. "By employing a ruler to determine the boundaries of the lettered and numbered sections, the following places may be located. Carter House, S, 1, 2 Cock Lane, R, S, 4 Coffee Houses: ChildÕs, T, 6 GarrawayÕs, Y, 7 Grecian, N, 8 JonathanÕs, Y, 6 GrayÕs Inn, M 3 Grub St., W, 2 Holborn Hill, P, 4 MiltonÕs Homes: Birthplace, Bread St., V, 6 St. BrideÕs, Fleet St., P, 6 Aldersgate St., V, 3 Barbican, V, 2 Jewin St, U, 3 Burial place, St. GileÕs, V, 3 Royal Exchange, X, Y, 6 St. PaulÕs, T, 6 The Temple, O, 7, 8 Theatres: Drury Lane, K, 7" —Walker, 1908
Source: Albert Perry Walker, Macaulay's Essay on Addison (Boston, MA: D. C. Heath & Company, 1908) 125
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of P. Green |
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