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A Companion to the plan of London, Describing the government, churches, chapels, and other places of worship, city-companies and halls, publick buildings, societies of arts, sciences and trade, colleges, hospitals and other publick charities, General and Penny-Post Offices, and other interesting particulars relative to the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark. Illustrated with a new and correct plan, in which are inserted all the principal streets, lanes, alleys, roads, &c. together with a copious table of references to the churches, and other public buildings. The whole serving as a complete directory, to all who have business to tranfact within the limits of this metropolis.
Date: [1765?]- Books
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Kearsleys' stranger's guide, or companion through London and Westminster, and the country round: Containing A Description Of The Situation, Antiquity, And Curiosities Of Every Place, within the circuit of fourteen miles, together with a map Of The Surrounding Country. and a plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, And the Borough of Southwark.
Kearsley, Catharine.Date: [1791]- Books
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The London companion: or, an account of the fares of hackney coachmen, chairmen, And watermen; With the rates of carmen and porters, Plying in London, Westminster, or Southwark. Containing, I. The Fares of Hackney Coaches, from One to Five Shillings, from all their different Stands to the principal Streets, Squares, Places of public Entertainment, and neighbouring Villages; comprehending upwards of 30,000 different Fares. II. The Fares of Hackney Chairs, to and from all the Squares and Places of public Resort, in or about London. III. The Fares of Watermen, from all the Stairs, Wharfs, and Docks, between Vauxhall and Limehouse; and to all the Towns and Villages up to Windsor, or down to Gravesend. IV. The New Rates of Carmen, as settled by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, on the 9th of August, 1774. V. The Rates taken by Porters for Shipping, Landing, Loading, Housing, and Weighing of Goods. Interspersed with Abstracts of the Acts of Parliament relating to each. The Whole on a Plan entirely New, and far more Extensive than any Work of the Kind ever yet attempted.
Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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A companion to all the principal places of curiosity and entertainment in and about London and Westminster. Containing an historical description of London, the River Thames, the Tower of London, the monument, the Royal-Exchange, the Mansion-House, Guildhall, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster-Hall, Westminster-Abbey, the British Museum, and other places. With a concise and exact account of the curiosities contained in several of them. And a new, large, and elegant map London, Westminster, and Southwark. Designed for strangers to chuse such objects of suit their convenience, and to enable them to deseribe what they have seen.
Date: M DCC LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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Le guide des etrangers: ou le compagnon necessaire & instructif à l'etranger & au naturel du pays, en faisant le tour des villes de Londres & de Westminstre. ...
Pote, Joseph, 1704-1787.Date: 1730- Books
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Ambulator: or, a pocket companion in a tour round London, within the circuit of twenty-five miles: Describing whatever is most remarkable for Antiquity, Grandeur, Elegance, or Rural Beauty: Including New Catalogues of Pictures, and illustrated by Historical and Biographical Observations, To which are prefixed, A Concise Description of the Metropolis, and a Map of the Country Described.
Date: 1793- Books
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Ambulator: or, a pocket companion in a tour round London, within the circuit of twenty five miles: describing whatever is most remarkable for antiquity, grandeur, elegance, or rural beauty: Including New Catalogues of Pictures; and Illustrated by Historical and Biographical Observations: To which are Prefixed Concise Description of the Metropolis, and a Map of the Country Described.
Date: [1796]- Books
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Le guide des etrangers: ou le compagnon necessaire & instructif à l'etranger & au naturel du pays, en faisant le tour des villes des Londres et de Westminstre. ...
Pote, Joseph, 1704-1787.Date: 1763- Books
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Roach's London pocket pilot, or stranger's guide through the metropolis by the directions of which all the advantages of this great city are positively secured and every avoidable inconvenience & misfortune as positively prevented. Intended as a companion to The fortnight' ramble &c. In which the nobleman, Gentleman, Herclumt. Iradcoman, & Mechanic, will find necessary advice & admonilion and by the perusal of which mankind in general will be benefilled.
Roach, John, active 1796.Date: [1796]- Books
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Le guide des etrangers: ou le compagnon necessaire & instructif à l'etranger & au naturel du pays, en faisant le tour des villes de Londres & de Westminstre. ...
Pote, Joseph, 1704-1787.Date: 1729- Books
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Ambulator; or, the stranger's companion in a tour round London, within the circuit of twenty-five miles: Describing Whatever is remarkable, either for Elegance, Grandeur, Use, or Curiosity; and comprehending Catalogues of the Pictures in the best Collections: To which is prefixed; a concise description of London, Westminster, & Southwark, shewing their Antiquity, Remarkable Buildings, Extent, &c. &c. &c. With the Addition of an entire New Map, coloured, of the Country within the Circuit described; and a Table of Watermen's Fares: Of Use not only to Strangers, but to the Inhabitants of the Metropolis. Improved and enlarged.
Date: 1787- Books
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Manuel du voyageur à Londres; ou recueuil de toutes les instructions nécessaires aux étrangers qui arrivent dans cette capitale. Précédé du grand Plan de Londres. Par L'abbé Tardy, Auteur DU Dictionnaire DE Prononciation Françoise A L'usage Des Anglois.
Tardy, abbé.Date: 1800- Books
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Ambulator: or, a pocket companion in a tour round London, within the circuit of twenty five miles: describing Whatever is most remarkable for Antiquity, Grandeur, Elegance, or Rural Beauty: including new catalogues of pictures, and illustrated by historical and biographical observations: to which are prefixed A Concise Description of the Metropolis, and a map of the country described.
Date: 1793- Books
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A Companion to all the principal places of curiosity and entertainment in and about London and Westminster. Containing an historical description of London, the tower of London, the Monument, the Royal-Exchange, the Mansion-House, Guildhall, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Leverian Museum, Westminster-Hall, Westminster-Abbey, the British Museum, and other places. With a concise and exact account of the curiosities contained therein. Also the rates of watermen. And a new, large, and correct plan of London, Westminster, and Southwark: with Hackney coach fares. Designed for strangers to chose such objects as suit their convenience, and to enable them to describe what they have seen.
Date: 1800- Books
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Ambulator: or, a pocket companion in a tour round London, within the circuit of twenty-five miles: Describing Whatever is most remarkable for Antiquity, Grandeur, Elegance, or Rural Beauty: including New Catalogues of pictures; And illustrated by Historical and Biographical observations; To which are prefixed, A Concise Description of the Metropolis, and a map of the Country described. Augmented and Improved.
Date: 1800- Books
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London in miniature: being a concise and comprehensive description of the Cities of London and Westminster, and Parts adjacent, for forty Miles round. In which The many publick Buildings, Statues, Ornaments, Royal Palaces, Houses of the Nobility and Gentry, Places of publick Diversion and Entertainment, &c. in and about this great Metropolis, are accurately display'd: With the Addition of A Correct alphabetical list of all the Streets, Lanes, Squares, Courts, Alleys, &c. within the Bills of Mortality. The whole collected From Stow, Maitland, and other large Works on this Subject; with several New and Curious Particulars. Intended as A Complete Guide to Foreigners, All others who come to view this City, or travel for Pleasure to any of its circumjacent Parts.
Date: M.DCC.LV. [1755]