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Remarks on London: being an exact survey of the cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and the suburbs and liberties contiguous to them, by shewing where every Street, Lane, Court, Alley, Green, Yard, Close, Square, or any other Place, by what Name soever called, is situated in the most Famous Metropolis; so that Letters from the General and Penny-Post Offices cannot Miscarry for the future. An Historical Account of all the Cathedrals, Collegiate and Parochial Churches, Chapels, and Tabernacles, within the Bill of Mortality: Shewing therein the sett Time of publick Prayer, Celebrating the Sacraments, Morning and Evening Lectures, and Preaching Sermons, both Ordinary and Extraordinary; with many curious Observations. Places to which Penny-Post Letters and Parcels are carried, with Lists of Fairs and Markets. What places sends Members to Parliament. To what Inns Flying-Coaches, Stage-Coaches, Waggons and Carriers come, and the Days they go out; lately collected. Keys, Wharts and Plying-Places on the River of Thames. Instructions about the General Post-Office. Description of the great and cross Roads from one City and eminent Town to another, in England and Wales. A perpetual Almanack. The Rates of Caochmen, Chairmen, Carmen, and Watermen. A perpetaul Tide-Table; and several other necessary Tables, adapted to Trade and other Business. All Alphabetically digested; and very useful for all Gentlemen, Ladies, Merchants, Tradesmen, both in City and Country. The like never before extant. By W. Stow.
Stow, William.Date: 1722- Books
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London; or, an abridgment of the celebrated Mr. Pennant's description of the British capital, and its environs. Containing, An accurate, succinct, and interesting Account Of the most memorable Revolutions in Politics, Historical Events, Treasons, Fires, Public Executions, Remarkable Murders, and singular Robberies. Critical Observations on the public Buildings; a Review of their History; and a candid Examination of their Perfections and Defects. To which are prefixed, Notes, Additions, and Observations; and four capital plates. By Mr. John Wallis.
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Books
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Amusements serious and comical. By Mr. Thomas Brown. With his walk round London and Westminster, exposing the vices and follies of the town. To which is added character of him and his writings. By James Drake, M.D. fellow of the College of Physicians and Royal-Society.
Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.Date: 1725- 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: 1794- Books
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A tour to London: or, new observations on England, and its inhabitants. By M. Grosley, F. R. S. Member of the Royal Academies of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French by Thomas Nugent, LL. D. and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. In three volumes. ...
Grosley, Pierre Jean, 1718-1785.Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]- Books
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London; or, an abridgment of the celebrated Mr. Pennant's description of the British capital, and it's environs. Containing an accurate, succinct, and interesting account Of the most memorable Revolutions in Politics, Historical events, treasons, fires, public executions, remarkable murders, and singular Robberies. With Critical Observations on the Public Buildings; a Review of their History; and a candid Examination of their Perfections and Defects. To which are prefixed notes, additions, and observations; and four capital plates. Second edition. By Mr. John Wallis.
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798.Date: 1795- Books
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The history and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent. Containing, I. The Original Foundation, and the Antient and Modern State thereof. II. An exact Description of all the Wards, Parishes, Parish-Churches, Palaces, Halls, Hospitals, Publick Offices, Edifices, and Monuments, of any Account, throughout the said Cities, Borough, &c. III. A particular Account of the Government of the said Cities, &c. Ecclesiastical, Civil and Military; of all the Charters, Liberties, Privileges, and Customs; and of all the Livery and other Companies, with their Coats of Arms. IV. Lists of all Offices and Officers of His Majesty's Revenues and Household, and those of the rest of the Royal Family; together with the Salaries thereunto belonging. V. The Antiquities of Westminster-Abbey, with a Description of the Monuments, Tombs, &c. VI. A View and Description of the Mansion-House, and Westminster-Bridge. In which is introduced Sir William Dugdale's History of St. Paul's Cathedral from its Foundation: Beautified with various Prospects of the Old Fabrick, which was destroyed by the Fire of London, 1666. As also the Figures of the Tombs and Monuments therein, as they stood in September, 1641, with their Epitaphs neatly imitated, which were defaced in the Grand Rebellion; with an Account of the Foundation and Structure of the New Church till finished. To which is prefixed the Effigies of Sir William Dugdale. The whole being an improvement of Mr. Stow's, and other historical writers and surveys. Dedicated to Sir Crisp Gascoyne, Knt. By a gentleman of the Inner-Temple.
Mottley, John, 1692-1750.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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Nouveau guide des étrangers, par S.W. Fores ; Comprenant la description la plus complette et la plus exacte des cités de Londres, de Westminster, et de leurs environs, ... En françois et en anglois, avec (ou sous) la carte de Londres ; ...
Fores, S. W. (Samuel William).Date: [1789?]- Books
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Observations sur Londre et ses environs, avec un Prʹecis de la constitution de L'Angleterre, et de sa decadence; par un atheronome de Berne.
Lacombe, François, 1733-1795.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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A survey of the cities of London and Westminster: containing the original, antiquity, increase, modern estate and government of those cities. Written at first in the year MDXCVIII. By John Stow, citizen and native of London. Since reprinted and augmented by A.M. H.D. and other. Now lastly, corrected, improved, and very much enlarged: and the survey and history brought down from the year 1633, (being near fourscore years since it was last printed) to the present time; by John Strype, M.A. a native also of the said city. Illustrated with exact maps of the city and suburbs, and of all the wards; and likewise of the out-parishes of London and Westminster: together with many other fair draughts of the more eminent and publick edifices and monuments. In six books. To which is prefixed, the life of the author, writ by the editor. At the end is added, an appendiz of certain tracts, discourses and remarks, concerning the state of the city of London. Together with a perambulation, or circuit-walk four or five miles round about London, to the parish churches: describing the monuments of the dead there interred: with other antiquities observable in those places. And concluding with a second appendix, as a supply and review: and a large index of the whole work.
Stow, John, 1525?-1605.Date: 1720- Books
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A journey from Birmingham to London, By W. Hutton, F.S.A. Sco.
Hutton, William, 1723-1815.Date: MDCCLXXXV. [1785]- Books
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A critical review of the publick buildings, statues and ornaments In, and about London and Westminster. To which is prefix'd. The Dimensions of St. Peter's Church at Rome, and St. Paul's Cathedral at London.
Ralph, James, -1762.Date: 1734- Books
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A new and compleat history and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, and Parts adjacent; from the earliest accounts, to the begining of the year 1770. Containing I. An Account of the original Foundation, and modern State of those Places. II. Their Laws, Charters, Customs, Privileges, Immunities, Government, Trade and Navigation. III. A Description of the several Wards, Parishes, Liberties, Precincts, Churches, Palaces, Noblemen's Houses, Hospitals, and other public Buildings. IV. An Account of the Curiosities of the Tower of London, the Royal Exchange, St. Paul's Cathedral, the British Museum, Westminster-Abbey, &c. V. A general History of the memorable Actions of the Citizens, and the Revolutions that have happened, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the present Time. By a Society of gentlemen; revised, corrected, and improved, by Henry Chamberlain of Hatton-Garden, Esq;
Date: [1770]- Books
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Boyle's view of London, and its environs; or, a complete list of all the squares, streets, lanes, courts, yards, alleys, &c. (nearly Eleven Thousand,) in and about five miles of the metropolis. To which is added, a separate list of all the churches, chapels, quays, Wharfs, Public Buildings, Law, and other Offices, Societies, Dissenting and Religious Meetings, Companies Halls, Hospitals, and other Charities, Coffee Houses, with the Ancient and Modern Freemasons' Lodges, &c. &c.
Boyle, P. (Patrick), -1808?.Date: [1799]- Books
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Amusements serious and comical, calculated for the meridian of London. By Mr. Tho. Brown.
Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.Date: 1702- Books
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New remarks of London: or, A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, of Southwark, and part of Middlesex and Surrey, within the circumference of the bills of mortality. Containing the situation, antiquity and rebuilding of each church; the value of the rectory or vicarage; in whose gifts they are; and the names of the present incumbents and lecturers. Of the serveral vestries, the hours of prayer, parish and ward officers, charity and other schools; the number of charity-children, how maintained, educated and placed out apprentices, or put to service. Of the alms houses, work-houses and hospitals. The remarkable places and things in each parish, with the limits or bounds, streets, lanes, courts, and number of houses. Likewise an alphabetical table of all the streets, courts, lanes, alleys, yards, rows, rents, squares, &c. Within the bills of mortality, shewing in what liberty or freedom they are, and an easy method for finding any of them of the several Inns of courts, and Inns of Chancery, with their several buildings, courts, lanes, &c. Collected by the Company of Parish-Clerks. To which are added, the places to which Penny-Post letters are sent, with proper directions therein. The wharfs, keys, docks, sec. near the River Thames, or water-carriage to several cities, towns, &c. The rates of water men, porters of all kinds, and car men. To which Inns stage-coaches, flying-coaches, waggons and carriers come, and the days they go out. The whole being very useful for ladies, gentlemen, clergymen, merchants, trades-men, coach-men, chair-men, car-men, porters, bailiffs, and others.
Date: MDCCXXXII. [1732]- 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 bigraphical observations: to which are prefixed a concise description of the metropolis and a map of the country described.
Date: 1792- Books
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A royal compleat grammar, English and High-German. = Das ist: Eine Königliche vollkommene grammatica, in Englisch-und Hochteütscher Sprach. ... Durch John King, ...
König, Johann.Date: 1715- Books
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A critical review of the public buildings, statues, and ornaments, In and about London and Westminister. Originally written by - Ralphk, architect, and now reprinted with very large additions. The whole being digested into a six days tour, in which every thing worthy the attention of the judicious enquirer, is pointed out and described.
Ralph, James, -1762.Date: 1783- Books
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A new view of London; or, an ample account of that city, in two volumes, or eight sections. ...
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: 1708- Books
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London unmask'd: or the new town spy. Exhibiting a striking picture of the world as it goes. In a ramble through the regions of novelty Whim, Fashion and Taste, as found in the cities of London and Westminster, Their purlieus and vicinities. Containing a Complete Picture of the metropolis and its inhabitants. With the various Humours, Follies, Foibles, Vices, and Absurdities, generally practised throughout London and its environs. Also A full and just Display of the most Striking Scenes exhibited in the gay circles, the theatres, gardens, and other public places of Modern Fashionable Entertainment. Including A General and Picturesque Representation of the most singular Characters that inhabit this great metropolis: Whether considered as Vicious, Ridiculous, Humorous, or anyways worthy the Pen of Satire: particularly Fortune-Hunters Matrimonial Brokers Modern Messelinas Dissipated Fops Demireps Sycophants Loungers, or Time-Killers Military Fribbles French, Italian, and other Foreign Leaches Duellists Rapacious Quacks Griping Usurers Black Legs Body Snatchers, &c. &c. The whole representing striking caricatures of the Various Inhabitants of the Great Metropolis, as "in different ways they run, some to undo, and some to be undone." By the man in the moon.
Date: [1784?]- Books
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The ambulator; or, the stranger's companion in a tour round London; within the circuit of twenty-five miles: Describing Whatever is remarkable, either for Grandeur, Elegancy, Use, or Curiosity; and comprehending Catalogues of the Pictures by eminent Artists. To which is prefixed, a concise description of London, Southwark, and Westminster, shewing their antiquity, remarkable buildings, extent, &c. &c. &c. Not only of Use to Strangers, but the Inhabitants of this Capital. Collected by a Gentleman for his private Amusements.
Date: 1774- Books
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The london-Spy compleat, in eighteen-parts. By the author of The trip to Jamaica.
Ward, Edward, 1667-1731.Date: 1703- Books
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A new view of London; or, an ample account of that city, in two volumes, or eight sections. ...
Hatton, Edward, 1664?-Date: 1708- Books
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The ambulator; or, the stranger's companion in a tour round London; within the circuit of twenty-five miles: describing whatever is remarkable, either for grandeur, elegancy, use, or curiosity; and comprehending catalogues of the pictures by eminent artists. To which is prefixed, a concise description of London, Southwark, and Westminster, shewing their antiquity, remarkable buildings, extent, &c. &c. &c. Not only of use to strangers, but the inhabitants of this capital. Collected by a gentleman for his private amusement.
Date: 1782