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The city of London, not to be confused with the allegorical character (
This large parish on the south bank of the Thames was part of the deanery of Southwark, in the diocese of Winchester and the province of Canterbury.
Candlewick, or Candlewright Street as it was sometimes called, ran east-west from Walbrook in the west to the beginning of Eastcheap at its eastern terminus. Candlewick became Eastcheap somewhere around St. Clements Lane, and led into a great meat market (Stow 1 :217). Together with streets such as Budge Row, Watling Street, and Tower Street, which all joined into each other, Candlewick formed the main east-west road through London between Ludgate and Posterngate.
Founded by the Royal Foundation of St. Katherine, St. Katherine’s by the Tower was both a hopsital and a church. Its surrounding land became the precinct of St. Katherine’s by the Tower, which, according to Weinreb, was a precinct independent of Aldgate Ward (Weinreb 720, 778).
Spitalfields was a large area of open fields east
of Bishopsgate Street and a good distance north of
Aldgate and Houndsditch. Spitalfields, also
recorded as
Spittlefields
and
Lollesworth,
is
unmistakable on the Agas map. The large expanse of fields is clearly marked
The Spitel Fyeld.
There have been many relics unearthed during archeological excavations in Spitalfields.
A suburban neighbourhood located just north of Moorfields and outside Londonʼs City Wall, Shoreditch was a focal point of early modern theatrical culture. Following a boom in Londonʼs population
The London Charterhouse refers to a series of buildings located at the north-east end of Charterhouse Lane to the west of Aldersgate Street near Smithfield. Throughout the early modern period, the Charterhouse served many functions: prior to the Reformation, it was a Carthusian monastery; however, after the execution of
Located along The Strand in Westminster, the site of Savoy Hospital was initially the manor of
The Julian calendar, in use in the British Empire until September 1752. This calendar is used for dates where the date of the beginning of the year is ambigious.
The Julian calendar with the calendar year regularized to beginning on 1 January.
The Julian calendar with the calendar year beginning on 25 March. This was the calendar used in the British Empire until September 1752.
The Gregorian calendar, used in the British Empire from September 1752. Sometimes
referred to as
The Anno Mundi (year of the world
) calendar is based on the supposed date of the
creation of the world, which is calculated from Biblical sources. At least two different
creation dates are in common use. See Anno Mundi (Wikipedia).
Regnal dates are given as the number of years into the reign of a particular monarch.
Our practice is to tag such dates with
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Land surveyor. Known as the maker of the
Bohemian etcher. Moved to London in
Swiss engraver, etcher, and book dealer.
Cartographer. Carried on the cartographic work of
Cartographer.
Dancing master, poet, translator, publisher, surveyor, and geographer. Appointed
King’s Cosmographer
Cartographer. Drew a map of London in
Welsh historian and writer.
Engraver and antiquary. Produced a pewter plate version of the
Artist known for his
Engraver, etcher, and print dealer.
Cartographer.
Chartmaker and cartographer.
German cartographer, cosmographer, and scholar.
Cartographer and historian.
Cartographer, engraver, and translator.
Cartographer.
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Dutch book and print publisher.
Dutch cartographer and artist.
Dutch printer and map dealer.
Cartographer.
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Glass painter, mason, and cartographer.
Franciscan friar, cosmographer, publisher, and cartographer.
Bookseller, publisher, and cartographer.
Map and globe seller.
Engraver, publisher, and dealer.
Cartographer.
German draughtsman, engraver, and publisher.
French cartographer and geographer.
Writer and nonjuror.
Cartographer, engraver, and explorer.
Cartographer.
Writer and biographer.
Writer and surveyor.
Flemish and German painter, engraver, and cartographer.
Flemish and German painter, engraver, and cartographer.
French author, poet, and translator.
Geologist.
Bookseller.
Painter and engraver.
Dutch engraver and publisher.
Cartographer.
Cartographer.
Cartographer.
Cartographer, printseller, and member of the
Cartographer.
Cartographer, engraver, and publisher.
Printmaker.
King of Scotland, England, and Ireland
London engraver and cartographer.
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