Paper on canvas, print; 40 x 49.5 cm; scale: 1:36,000; plan title above centre: ‘LONDON’; key left and right of plan
Inherited from the War Archive and Museum of the ISC
HPM/PMH-16432
Plan of the city of London depicting the locations of city squares, streets and roads, hospitals, cultural institutions such as libraries, galleries, and theatres, and castles. The upper corners of the plans are adorned with graphic depictions of the new Houses of Parliament building (‘NEW HOUSES OF PARLAMENT.’), the Royal Exchange buildings (‘NEW ROYAL EXCHANGES (BÖRSE)’), and the coat of arms of the United Kingdom with the royal motto ‘DIEU ET MON DROIT’.
Plan of the city of London depicting the locations of city squares, streets and roads, hospitals, cultural institutions such as libraries, galleries, and theatres, and castles. The upper corners of the plans are adorned with graphic depictions of the new Houses of Parliament building (‘NEW HOUSES OF PARLAMENT.’), the Royal Exchange buildings (‘NEW ROYAL EXCHANGES (BÖRSE)’), and the coat of arms of the United Kingdom with the royal motto ‘DIEU ET MON DROIT’.