A Survey of London

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A Survey of London is a pioneering late-16th-century topographical and historical account of London, detailing its streets, buildings, customs, and notable inhabitants.

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instanceOf book
historical work
topographical work
author John Stow NERFINISHED
catalogCode STC 23341 NERFINISHED
contains descriptions of city gates
descriptions of liberties and precincts
descriptions of markets
descriptions of riverside areas
countryOfOrigin England
describes buildings of London
customs of London
notable inhabitants of London
streets of London
wards of London
documented pre-Great Fire of London cityscape
documentType civic survey
expandedIn 1603 edition of A Survey of London
focusesOn City of London NERFINISHED
genre topography
urban history
hasEdition 1603 edition of A Survey of London
hasFormat prose narrative
hasLaterEdition 1908 edition edited by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford
Oxford edition of A Survey of London
hasLaterEditor Charles Lethbridge Kingsford NERFINISHED
hasLegacy standard reference for early modern London
hasReputation pioneering survey of London
historicalContext Elizabethan London urban expansion
historicalValue primary source for Elizabethan London
includes antiquarian observations
descriptions of churches
descriptions of guilds
descriptions of monuments
historical anecdotes
influenced later surveys of London
urban topographical writing in England
language English
mainSubject London NERFINISHED
originalPublicationDate 1598
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publisher John Wolfe NERFINISHED
relatedWork The Annales of England by John Stow NERFINISHED
structure organized by wards of the City of London
subjectOf scholarly studies on London history
timePeriodDescribed late 16th century
writtenDuringReignOf Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED

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John Stow notableWork A Survey of London