Discover the streets of London as they were in 1800. Take a trip back in time to this romantic period through the antique illustrations and stories.
The antique plates and descriptions are republished from the many issues of The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics (1809 - 1822) by Rudolph Ackermann. Also included is an antique map from 1848 that can be used as a guide to navigate these historic regions.
This publication has been divided into five geographic areas:
REGION 1 Carlton Palace [House]
REGION 2 Waterloo Place Regent Street [New Street] Pall Mall Haymarket Charles Street Cockspur Charing Crossing Leicester Place Piccadilly St. James
REGION 3 Whitehall Westminster Abbey
REGION 4 Portman Square Grosvenor Square Hanover Square Berkeley Square Cavendish Square Manchester Square Portland Place Soho Square Regent Street
REGION 5 Covent Garden Blackfriars Bridge New Bridge Street Cheapside Lothbury Bartholomew Lane Southwark Bridge Fish Street Hill Leadenhall Street Mark Lane