ISLINGTON PARISH 1735 Holloway Highgate Crouch End. Scarce HAWKSWORTH 1811 map
A survey of the Roads and Foot-paths in the Parish of Islington. From a Plan in the Vestry Room, drawn in the Year 1735. Artist/engraver/cartographer: J Hawksworth. Provenance: "The History & Antiquities of the Parish of Islington in the County of Middlesex"; by John Nelson, Printed by Ford, Rodwell and Martin & John Major, London [History & antiquities of Islington]. Type: Antique copperplate engraved map printed in 1811, from an earlier plan originally drawn in 1735. 1811 Hawksworth map of the parish of Islington. This scarce early map, published in 1811, shows the parish of Islington in 1735. The map is orientated towards the North West. The cluster of buildings at the bottom of the map is the (then) village of Islington. The road running from the bottom of the map towards the top left hand corner of the map is St John Street - Upper Street - Holloway Road - Highgate Hill. At the top left of the map the hamlet of Highgate is shown, along with Upper Holloway and Lower Holloway in the left upper-centre of the map. "Cruch End" (Crouch End) is shown at the top of the map. The two hamlets shown in the lower right hand part of the map are Newington Green and Kingsland. The manor of Highbury is shown slightly to the right and below the centre of the map, with Canonbury house shown to the right of Upper Street. The road running down the left hand side of the map is Dartmouth Park Hill - Brecknock Road - York Way. The current site of Kings Cross station is in the lower left hand corner of the map. Date of the map The map was published on May 1, 1811 by Russell of Upper Street Islington - this information is printed below the map. However the map shows a much earlier representation of the parish of Islington being "from a Plan in the Vestry Room drawn in 1735" Area covered by the map The map covers the then parish of Islington (broadly the current London Borough of Islington). This area includes Islington, Highbury, Highgate, Upper Holloway, Holloway and Lower Hollow
Size: 6275px × 9312px
Location: London
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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