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The 1746 Rocque Map Of London... Now In Colour

The 1746 Rocque Map Of London... Now In Colour

Part 1 of my mission to colour the whole, magnificent map.

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May 22, 2024
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It is the first detailed map of London. John Rocque’s 1746 street map picks out individual alleys, courts, ditches and hedgerows. It embodies Georgian London like no other historical resource. And now it’s in colour! Or, at least, one panel of it is in colour, because my latest mapping project is going to ta…

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