Panoramic View of London 1616.

Part of Visscher's Panoramic View of London, 1616.

The Map

Full Title:
Part of Visscher's Panoramic View of London, 1616.

Map Maker:
John Thomas Smith

Date:
1616

Source:
Taken from "Antiquities Of The City Of Westminster" by John Thomas Smith, 1807; containing "Sixty-Two Additional Plates To Smiths Antiquities Of Westminster" by John Thomas Smith, c1809.

Publisher:
London. Published as the Act directs, June 3d, 1809, by John Thomas Smith, No. 4, Polygon, Somers Town.

Plate Size:
23.7cm x 30.3cm (9½" x 12" Approx)

Extent:
Garden Stairs - Whitefriars Stairs

Notes:
Copied from Claes Jansz Visscher's panorama of London c1616

The caption below the view reads:

C J Visscher Delineavit
Note - Delineavit from Latin (with abbreviations of delin., delt., del.) meaning "he drew". Etched by Richd Sawyer

These copies are from portions of an extremely rare print by Visscher, the apparent circumstances of which evince it to have been taken early in the reign of King James 1st many years prior to Hollar's time. For the loan of this very rare curious relic the publisher is endebted to the liberality of John Dent, Esq., M.P. & F.A.S.; in whose magnificent library it is deposited. The lowermost view is the more extensively interesting as it exhibits the manner of a Royal procession by water of which it is apprehended no delineation of an earlier date is now extant.

London. Published as the Act directs, June 3d, 1809, by John Thomas Smith, No. 4, Polygon, Somers Town.

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