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A survey & ground plot of the Royal Palace of White Hall with the lodgings & apartments belonging to their Majesties. ; Palatium Henrici VIII. D.G. Angli. Fran. et Hib. Reg. Eccl. Angl. et Hib. Supreme Capitis MDXXX. ; To His Grace William Duke of Portland Knt. of the most Nob. Order of the Garter. Inscrib'd by his most humble & most obedient servant G. Vertue
Title
A survey & ground plot of the Royal Palace of White Hall with the lodgings & apartments belonging to their Majesties. ; Palatium Henrici VIII. D.G. Angli. Fran. et Hib. Reg. Eccl. Angl. et Hib. Supreme Capitis MDXXX. ; To His Grace William Duke of Portland Knt. of the most Nob. Order of the Garter. Inscrib'd by his most humble & most obedient servant G. Vertue / drawn & publish'd by G. Vertue. Ano. Dom. 1747.
Publication
[London] : [G. Vertue], [1747]
Physical Description
1 map : copperplate engraving ; 52.4 x 70 cm
Cartographic Detail
Scale not given. (W 0°07ʹ47ʺ--W 0°07ʹ12ʺ/N 51°30ʹ33ʺ--N 51°30ʹ06ʺ).
Notes
Map of the Palace of Whitehall, showing the various rooms, courts, gardens, wharves, barracks and the park beyond, the river to the south. An elegant border formed of pillars with scrolling capitals and two keys to the map. Inset maps to the upper left and right of Charing Cross and Whitehall respectively. A further key below and a descriptive text on a book to the upper left.
The title on a banner above between three armorials.
A scale on the pillar to the left.
Provenance
Engraved bookplate of Charles E.H. Chadwick Healey in each volume; sold at his sale, Hodgson Rooms, 1942. Also with the bookplate: Harry Lawrence Bradfer Lawrence F.S.A. in volume 2.
Variant and related titles
Survey and ground plot of the Royal Palace of White Hall
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
References
British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829
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