Horwood’s Large-Scale Map of St James’s & Knightsbridge Mapmaker(s)_John Tallis Kelpra Studio number 'K7213' stamped

Kelpra Studio number 'K7213' stamped on the verso

was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil

was a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society and was appointed Geographer to both George IV and William IV

The plates were sold and Blome's name erased after his death and they were included in John Strype's edition of Stow's Survey printed in 1720 (which itself took over a decade to see through the press

Horwood’s Large-Scale Map of St James’s & Knightsbridge Mapmaker(s)_John Tallis Kelpra Studio number 'K7213' stampedThis map (two sheets from Horwood's magnificent 32 sheet survey) includes St Jamess Square, the western part of Piccadilly, Green Park, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge and Brompton Road. It is a landmark in London mapping on a number of counts. It was the first large scale survey since John Rocque's, half a century earlier, and Horwood was the first to show individual house numbers. Numbering began in London in the 1760s (although