Moggs Guide to London Map c.1837

These folding maps are laid on to high-quality cloth and beautifully presented in antique marbled slip cases; they are individually hand made in Buckinghamshire in the family run workshop of craftsman Phillip Burrough. They are made using pigment ink and archival paper and hand-laid onto cloth. Even the glue used is made from an old recipe.

Moggs Strangers Guide to London was first printed in 1837, the year Soane died. It was originally made by the publisher and engraver Edward Mogg. who specialised in maps and guides of London and its surroundings

Folding maps came into being in the mid-18^th century when turnpike roads became extensive and good enough to make long-distance travel easier.

These maps offer a fascinating insight into London’s development over Soane’s working life.

Dimensions 34”x27”