The A to Z of Georgian London
with introductory notes by Ralph Hyde. Published concurrently by the Society and by Harry Margary in association with the Guildhall Library.
You should be aware that the Society will be publishing a new edition of this A-Z publication in July 2026. It will include an introduction by Paul Laxton and Roger Cline is providing the index. The new A-Z will consist of 40 sheets of the 1819 edition of Horwood’s map supplied by the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. For greater clarity, the format is being enlarged from 54% to 64% of the original in relation to the current publication.
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In 1738 John Rocque, an obscure French surveyor, was selected to undertake a fresh survey of London, the first for 56 years. It took him nine years to complete and was magnificently drawn by the King’s engraver, measuring six & a half by thirteen feet. The map became the standard map of the period.
In this A-Z edition the 24 sheets have been supplemented by the 1747 index. An invaluable tool for historians, geographers and genealogists.