John Rocque, the preeminent map maker of the 18th century, published this map in 1746. The map shows Westminster, Southwark, the City of London, and roughly 10 miles around.
Today we would call these areas the suburbs of London - but back then, these parts of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent and Essex were mostly just villages and fields.
This map was published to accompany Rocque's much more detailed map of central London.
Some of the clearly visible towns, villages and London suburbs in this map are: Wimbledon, Hampstead, Highgate, Vauxhall, Richmond, Teddington, Petersham, Twickenham, Hampton Court Palace, Surbiton, Putney, Wandsworth, Clapham, Brixton, Camberwell, Peckham, Kennington, New Cross, Deptford, Greenwich, Norwood, Dulwich, Woolwich, Rotherhithe, Southwark, Blackwall, Mile End, Bethnal Green, Stepney, Hoxton, Islington, Hackney, Dalston, Kingsland, Homerton, Clapton, Tottenham, Walthamstow, Stratford, Westham, Eastham, Acton, Hounslow... and many more!
36x24 inches (90x60cm) is the smallest version of this map that I sell - any smaller and you won't be able to read all the place names.
The model in the listing images is holding the 36x24 inch (90x60cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
This map is definitely best experienced large. It looks amazing at 1.5 meters (60in, 5ft) wide and would make for a stunning, large map for an office, hotel, living room or other big space.
Please get in touch if you'd like a different size, or if you'd like the map customised to fit a specific space. I can make the map taller or wider, or zoom in on a specific part of the map.
These large maps would be perfect for hotels, offices, pubs, bars or other hospitality spaces - but if you have a large space at home, then they would look amazing there as well!
I have a number of other beautiful, large maps of London if this one doesn't quite suit your decor.