This wonderful old map of London was originally published in 1667. It was created by Richard Blome.
A city plan map of London before the catastrophe of 1666. The Great Fire of London, which started in a bakery shop in Pudding Lane, spread across the city and destroyed over 13,000 houses and Old St Paul's Cathedral. Due to closely built properties and wood used to construct homes, the fire spread quickly, lasting five days and destroying 80% of London.
After this happened, timber facades were banned, and bricks and stone were used to construct buildings and houses in the capital. Each parish was also given fire squirts and a large barrel on wheels, the earliest form of the fire engine.
This map looks great at all sizes: 18x12in (46x30.5cm), 24x15in (60x38cm), 36x24in (61x91.5cm), 45x28in (115x70cm), 50x31in (125x78cm), 60x37in (152x95cm) and 70x44in (178x111cm), but it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 70in (178cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 24x36in (61x91.5cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of London and Suburbs by G.W Colton in 1886.
The locations on this map include: Westminster Abbey, Scotland Yard, Charing Cross, Saint Paul's Cathedral, Moorefields, Wapping, Old Street, River Thames, Tower of London and London Bridge.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone interested in London or someone who has studied the Great Fire of London.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.