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Subject Terms Great Britain -- Description and travel.

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1. New picture of London, or, A view of the political, religious,medical, literary, municipal, commercial, and moral state of the British metropolis : presenting a luminous guide to the stranger, on all subjects connected with general information, business, or amusement, to which is subjoined, a description of the environs.

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Creator:
Leigh, Samuel
Physical Description:
viii, 496 p., [33] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Pigot & Co.'s metropolitan guide & book of reference : to every street, court, lane, passage, alley and public building : in the cities of London & Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and their respective suburbs.

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Creator:
J. Pigot & Co
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
154 p., [1] folded leaf of plate : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Leigh's new picture of London, or, A view of the political, religious, medical, literary, municipal, commercial, and moral state of the British metropolis : presenting a luminous guide to the stranger, on all subjects connected with general information, business, or amusement, to which is subjoined, a description of the environs.

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Creator:
Leigh, Samuel
Date:
1825-5
Physical Description:
vii, 520, 35 p., [40] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The panorama of London, or, Visitor's guide / by T. Allen ; with numerous engravings.

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Creator:
Allen, Thomas, 1803–1833
Date:
1828]
Physical Description:
318 p., [32] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., map ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Kidd's new guide to the "lions" of London, or, The stranger's directory to the Tower, ST. Paul's, the parks, the theatres, the bazaars, the diorama, the colosseum, Thames tunnel, the Zoological gardens, Regent's park, the Surrey zoological gardens, Westminster abbey, etc. etc. : with numerous illustrations of the different places and objects, designed and engraved by G.W. Bonner.

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Creator:
Kidd, William, 1803–1867
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
70, 8 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Guide du voyageur à Londres et dans ses environs : précédé d'un itinéraire topographique des diverses routes de Paris à Londres : et comprenant, 1 ̊une notice détaillée de Londres ... 2 ̊l'indication complète des hôtels, messageries, voitures de cette capitale, 3 ̊toutes les lignes de chemins de fer ... / par Lake ; revu et corrigé par Richard.

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Creator:
Lake, J. W
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
563 p., [5] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., col. maps ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. The new picture of London : being a complete guide & hand-book to all that can amuse, interest, and instruct in this vast metropolis : and a useful and entertaining companion to the exhibitions and public buildings, sights and amusements, for the stranger, resident, and visitor.

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Date:
[1841]
Physical Description:
xii, 276 p., [11] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Cruchley's picture of London : comprising the history, rise and progress of the metropolis to the present period : with a full description of Windsor Castle, Hampton Court, Woolwich, Greenwich, Chelsea, and other places in the environ, useful to the visitor : the whole embellished with fifty-nine engravings of public buildings : a route for viewing the whole in seven days : to which is annexed a new and superior map, with references to the principal streets, omnibus routes, railway stations, etc.

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Creator:
Cruchley, G. F
Date:
1844
Physical Description:
xii, 294, 14, [1] p. : ill., map ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. A handbook for London : past and present / by Peter Cunningham.

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Creator:
Cunningham, Peter, 1816–1869
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
2 volumes (933 pages) : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Scott Wilcox.

10. Hand-book of London : past and present / by Peter Cunningham.

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Creator:
Cunningham, Peter, 1816–1869
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
liv, 602 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. The British metropolis in 1851 : a classified guide to London, so arranged as to show, in separate chapters, every object in London interesting to special tastes and occupations.

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Date:
1851
Physical Description:
xx, 299, 16, [14] p., [7] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Cruchley's picture of London : comprising the history, rise, and progress of the metropolis to the present time : embellished with numerous engravings of public buildings, ground plans of St. Paul's Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey, with its chapel, aisles, etc. : descriptions of Windsor Castle, Hampton Court, Kew Gardens, Greenwich, Woolwich, Gravesend, etc. : to which is annexed a superior coloured map of London : with references to the principal streets, omnibus routes, railway stations, etc.

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Creator:
Cruchley, G. F
Date:
1852
Physical Description:
vii, [xix]-xxiv, 324, [12] p., [1] folded leaf of plate : ill., map ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. London : what to see, and how to see it : with numerous illustrations.

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Date:
1857
Physical Description:
208 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. London and its environs : a practical guide to the metropolis and its vicinity : illustrated by maps, plans, and views.

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Date:
1862
Physical Description:
xv, 391, 16 p., [13] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Routledge's guide to London and its suburbs : comprising description of all its points of interest : with original illustrations, a map, and index.

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Date:
[1871]
Physical Description:
xvi, 202 p., [17] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. London : illustrated by twenty bird's-eye views of the principal streets : also a map showing its chief suburbs and environs : and by a street-map of central London by Herbert Fry.

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Creator:
Fry, Herbert, 1830–1885
Date:
1889
Physical Description:
xviii, 286, viii, [22] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts