To The King's most Excellent Majesty, George the Fourth, this Geometrical Landscape, with Tables of the Relative Altitudes, calculated from the Trinity High Water Mark of the River Thames to the Principal Public & Other Edifices, Parks, Squares & Reservoirs in the Cities of London & Westminster and their Environs, from Actual Survey & Admeasurement, By His Majesty's most Obedient and Faithful Subjects and Servants, Frederick Wood, of 28, Queen Street, Brompton and William Moffat, of 8, Middle Row, Knightsbridge, Land Surveyors, September 1828. The Lambeth Waterworks were added to the Plan Feb. 1st 1884'. An early 20th century reproduction of a rare altitude map illustrating the comparative heights of the various buildings and public places in London relative to the High water mark of the Thames, surveyed by Frederick Wood & William Moffat. The original map is apparently extremely rare.
It identifies the altitude of nearly 400 places in London. It is described in the introduction to the 26th edition of The Original Picture of London "This is a highly useful, valuable, and interesting print. It is a large sheet, representing small views of the principal edifices, apparently on the side of a lofty hill, and by figures and scale on the side; the different levels and heights of the buildings are marked. The most lofty site in the immediate vicinity of London is the tavern called Jack Straw's Castle, on the brow of Hampstead Heath, which is by this scale shown to be 443 feet above the Thames. The top of the cross of St. Paul's Cathedral is 407 feet, whilst its base, or ground-line, is 52 feet. The base of the lowest building is that of the Bricklayer's Arms, Kent Road, the sill of the south door of which is only six inches above the high-water mark. The sill of the north entrance-door of Westminster Hall is only 11 inches." It appears that at least 2 editions of the map were issued in 1828 (June and September). Worldcat locates only 4 copies of the original map in the British Library, University of Glasgow, National Library of Wales & Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. . Surveyed by Frederick Wood & William Moffat. Buildings engraved by G. Gladwin. Writing by W.A. Lind. Originally published by J. Gardner 1828. Aquatinted by Robert Havell Jr. Printed by Thomas King. Published 1828 (1912). Antique early 20th century copy of aquatint map originally published in 1828 with later additions to 1884. Size 94 x 62 cm | 37.0 x 24.5 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. This is a folding map. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: London, London + Havell, London + Havell + The Annals of Hampstead, London + Havell Robert, London + The Annals of Hampstead, Trinity

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