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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Horwoods map of London is probably the largest map in world ever to be printed and possibly the most beautiful map of London ever.
It's sheer scale has unfortunately defeated the publishers.
The reduction in scale from 26 inches to the mile to "approximately half the original scale " (I believe the actual reduction to be greater than half ) has rendered the map extremely difficult to use, even with a good magnifying glass.
Well laid out, with an index, there is a splendid overall key map - although the purists, like myself, would have preferred to see the original map headings of A1, B1 etc to the numbers used. The Index is well designed but has more errors and omissions than would be expected. You will search the index in vain for "Seven Dials" and "Goldsmiths Hall" which are clearly shown on the map. Paper is extremely good quality and the overall standard of production first rate.
If you use this as a working tool it is more convenient than a computer version, but MOTCO have the 1799 edition of the map on computer CD which is far easier to read . And their index is better.
It's sheer scale has unfortunately defeated the publishers.
The reduction in scale from 26 inches to the mile to "approximately half the original scale " (I believe the actual reduction to be greater than half ) has rendered the map extremely difficult to use, even with a good magnifying glass.
Well laid out, with an index, there is a splendid overall key map - although the purists, like myself, would have preferred to see the original map headings of A1, B1 etc to the numbers used. The Index is well designed but has more errors and omissions than would be expected. You will search the index in vain for "Seven Dials" and "Goldsmiths Hall" which are clearly shown on the map. Paper is extremely good quality and the overall standard of production first rate.
If you use this as a working tool it is more convenient than a computer version, but MOTCO have the 1799 edition of the map on computer CD which is far easier to read . And their index is better.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This volume follows in the fine footsteps of others in this series. A concise but comprehensive introduction by Paul Laxton of Liverpool University is followed by forty double-A4 sided pages reprinting the map in its entirety. A full place-name index brings up the rear.
This is a reprint of the third (1813) of the four editions of Horwood's map. Unfortunately it is reproduced in this volume at half the original scale, so it is sometimes necessary to refer to a magnifying glass for some of the more intricate detail. But as the introduction makes clear, "[It] is one of the most richly detailed maps of London ever produced, and one of the largest cartographic ventures in Britain before the age of the Ordnance Survey map."
Paul Laxton provides some background biographical information about Horwood, of whom we know very little. Laxton also points out that Horwood's map, as well as being subscribed to by the great and the good, was also one of the first to be sponsored commercially, in this instance by the Phoenix Fire Office of Lombard Street.
Details of changes in the London landscape are given. Indeed, it was the radical effect of some of these changes that necessitated the revisions of further editions. These included John Nash's work in the West End ("The Regent's park depicted here on the 1813 edition is quite different in many respects from the park that actually took shape"), the new bridges over the Thames, and the construction of the new docks below the Pool of London. The first edition of Horwood's map had only eighteen acres of dock; this third edition had almost 180 acres.
The introduction does not fight shy of the map's imperfections, but instead places them in context. "The sheer detail [on the map], for all that it is idiosyncratic, provides an endless source of information for the topographer and impresses the student of cartography". You too will be impressed.
A minor gripe: the introduction should be double-columned across the A4 page.
This is a reprint of the third (1813) of the four editions of Horwood's map. Unfortunately it is reproduced in this volume at half the original scale, so it is sometimes necessary to refer to a magnifying glass for some of the more intricate detail. But as the introduction makes clear, "[It] is one of the most richly detailed maps of London ever produced, and one of the largest cartographic ventures in Britain before the age of the Ordnance Survey map."
Paul Laxton provides some background biographical information about Horwood, of whom we know very little. Laxton also points out that Horwood's map, as well as being subscribed to by the great and the good, was also one of the first to be sponsored commercially, in this instance by the Phoenix Fire Office of Lombard Street.
Details of changes in the London landscape are given. Indeed, it was the radical effect of some of these changes that necessitated the revisions of further editions. These included John Nash's work in the West End ("The Regent's park depicted here on the 1813 edition is quite different in many respects from the park that actually took shape"), the new bridges over the Thames, and the construction of the new docks below the Pool of London. The first edition of Horwood's map had only eighteen acres of dock; this third edition had almost 180 acres.
The introduction does not fight shy of the map's imperfections, but instead places them in context. "The sheer detail [on the map], for all that it is idiosyncratic, provides an endless source of information for the topographer and impresses the student of cartography". You too will be impressed.
A minor gripe: the introduction should be double-columned across the A4 page.
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THE map of Regency London
19 May 2012
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This is the ultimate map for early 1800"s London. Detail is down to, in some cases, individual buildings. The only drawback is that it is printed at 50 percent of the original map size. While this makes it a more easily formatted size, it also makes it difficult to read much of the text as it is VERY small. It doesn't help that it is written in the stylized script of the time. That being said, this is a very comprehensive, and well reproduced volume for anybody interested in the Regency period. It should really be 4 1/2 stars, only because of the legibility issue.
Regency Splendour
12 Dec 2007
This volume follows in the fine footsteps of others in this series. A concise but comprehensive introduction by Paul Laxton of Liverpool University is followed by forty double-A4 sided pages reprinting the map in its entirety. A full place-name index brings up the rear.
This is a reprint of the third (1813) of the four editions of Horwood's map. Unfortunately it is reproduced in this volume at half the original scale, so it is sometimes necessary to refer to a magnifying glass for some of the more intricate detail. But as the introduction makes clear, "[It] is one of the most richly detailed maps of London ever produced, and one of the largest cartographic ventures in Britain before the age of the Ordnance Survey map."
Paul Laxton provides some background biographical information about Horwood, of whom we know very little. Laxton also points out that Horwood's map, as well as being subscribed to by the great and the good, was also one of the first to be sponsored commercially, in this instance by the Phoenix Fire Office of Lombard Street.
Details of changes in the London landscape are given. Indeed, it was the radical effect of some of these changes that necessitated the revisions of further editions. These included John Nash's work in the West End ("The Regent's park depicted here on the 1813 edition is quite different in many respects from the park that actually took shape"), the new bridges over the Thames, and the construction of the new docks below the Pool of London. The first edition of Horwood's map had only eighteen acres of dock; this third edition had almost 180 acres.
The introduction does not fight shy of the map's imperfections, but instead places them in context. "The sheer detail [on the map], for all that it is idiosyncratic, provides an endless source of information for the topographer and impresses the student of cartography". You too will be impressed.
A minor gripe: the introduction should be double-columned across the A4 page.
This is a reprint of the third (1813) of the four editions of Horwood's map. Unfortunately it is reproduced in this volume at half the original scale, so it is sometimes necessary to refer to a magnifying glass for some of the more intricate detail. But as the introduction makes clear, "[It] is one of the most richly detailed maps of London ever produced, and one of the largest cartographic ventures in Britain before the age of the Ordnance Survey map."
Paul Laxton provides some background biographical information about Horwood, of whom we know very little. Laxton also points out that Horwood's map, as well as being subscribed to by the great and the good, was also one of the first to be sponsored commercially, in this instance by the Phoenix Fire Office of Lombard Street.
Details of changes in the London landscape are given. Indeed, it was the radical effect of some of these changes that necessitated the revisions of further editions. These included John Nash's work in the West End ("The Regent's park depicted here on the 1813 edition is quite different in many respects from the park that actually took shape"), the new bridges over the Thames, and the construction of the new docks below the Pool of London. The first edition of Horwood's map had only eighteen acres of dock; this third edition had almost 180 acres.
The introduction does not fight shy of the map's imperfections, but instead places them in context. "The sheer detail [on the map], for all that it is idiosyncratic, provides an endless source of information for the topographer and impresses the student of cartography". You too will be impressed.
A minor gripe: the introduction should be double-columned across the A4 page.
Excellent Cartographic Reference on Early 19th C. London
8 Jun 2005
If you are familiar with the contemporary A-to-Z map series of London, you'll be delighted with this historic gem. It is a series of maps covering central London dated from the early 19th century, showing all the house outlines, gardens, major sites, etc. I have no idea if it's accurate, but it's certainly detailed and dovetails with modern maps ... except there's a lot more open space!
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