Untitled [Plate A4 - Chelsea Hospital & Ranelagh Gardens]
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Extending from Cheyne Walk in the west to Ranelagh gardens, and northwards to Sloane Square, this is a most sought-after map. The map includes a detailed depiction of the hospital with a numbered key identifying the many buildings associated with the hospital. The surrounding formal gardens are also carefully delineated. Horwood's map is described by Howgego as, "The Largest And Most Important Map Of London From The Eighteenth Century." The survey took no less than nine years to complete with every house shown (with its number, if it had one) along with alleyways, courts and even vacant plots. Among the subscribers were the directors of the Phoenix Assurance Office to whose trustees and directors Horwood dedicated the map. At no less than 26 inches to the mile it would have repaid the insurers' investment, affording detailed knowledge of London's potential fire risks. Slight evidence of old folds, otherwise in good, clean condition.
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