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A Rare London Monuments Map
Scarce pictorial map of London by Charles Smith and Son.
The map is centered on the Royal Courts of Justice, extending from Kensington Palace to the Tower of London and from Islington Green to Kennington Oval and Park.
London's developing transportation network is highlighted in red. Important monuments and even parks are highlighted with vignette illustrations of the buildings themselves.
The map is modeled after similar maps of Paris that were issued in the late 19th to the early 20th century for the 'Grand Tour' tourist market. While maps of Paris in this style were issued by a number of different publishers, the style is quite unusual for a London map.
The present map was first issued by Charles Smith in 1867 and went through at least 8 iterations.
![(London) [Eyewitness Watercolor Drawing of the Burning of Her Majesty's Theatre, Covent Garden, on December 6, 1867.]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/90852.jpg)
![[A View of the West Side of London Bridge in the Year 1710, from an Engraving by Sutton Nicholls]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/86990.jpg)
![[London] Redriffe and Part of St. Mary Magdalens Parish Southwark Taken from ye Latest Survey with Corrections](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/70290.jpg)
