Old Map of London and 10 miles around by John Rocque in 1746 - featuring Hackney, Wimbledon, Highgate, Richmond and other London suburbs new forest Most of the villages and

Most of the villages and towns are labelled in Modern English

A truly wonderful map of Kent based on the travels of Philip Symonson in 1596 and engraved by Charles Whitwell

Cuckfield (Haywards Heath)

The River Liffey

Faden's map of London and its surrounds

Old Map of London and 10 miles around by John Rocque in 1746 - featuring Hackney, Wimbledon, Highgate, Richmond and other London suburbs new forest Most of the villages andJohn Rocque, the preeminent map maker of the 18th century, published this map in 1746. The map shows Westminster, Southwark, the City of London, and roughly 10 miles around. Today we would call these areas the suburbs of London but back then, these parts of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent and Essex were mostly just villages and fields. This map was published to accompany Rocque's much more detailed map of central London. Some of the clearly visible towns,