Andrews’ Plan of Dresden Date of Publication_1578 flanked by the Eider and

flanked by the Eider and the Elbe isfrom the first edition of Tabularum geographicarum contractarum libri

The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was founded in 1826 with the high-minded aim of making 'useful' information available to the self-taught

who spent much of his working life in London

This detailed ward plan of St Giles Cripplegate was commissioned towards the end of his life by Richard Blome (1635-1705) for a proposed Survey or description of the citties of London and Westm[inste]

"elegantly engraved by the most eminent artists" was published posthumously

Andrews’ Plan of Dresden Date of Publication_1578 flanked by the Eider andThus plan of Dresden was first published in 'A collection of plans of the capital cities of Europe' in 1771. The plates seem to have been acquired by Stockdale after Andrews death in 1798. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 18. 5 x 27. 5 cm, black and white, blank verso.