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William Westley Plan of Birmingham 1731 18th Century Engraved Town Plan Framed
William Westley Plan of Birmingham 1731 18th Century Engraved Town Plan Framed
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The Plan of Birmingham Survey'd in the Year 1731 by the surveyor William Westley, dedicated to Edward Digby and William Peyto, Members of Parliament for the County of Warwick. The earliest printed plan of Birmingham, with statistics comparing the town in 1700 and 1731.
The plan shows the town from Deritend to Steelhouse Lane with St Martin's, St Philip's, the Bull Ring and the fields around, every street named.
An 18th century impression of the plan, which was first issued in 1731 and re-issued later in the century; the exact issue has not been determined. Framed behind glass in a modern wooden frame with a cream mount; backboard with a Choice Gallery, Birmingham framer's label. Overall size approx 68 x 58 cm.
Condition: good. Please see all photographs and form your own view of the printing.
