Horwood’s Large-Scale Map of St James’s & Knightsbridge Mapmaker(s)_John Tallis which pinpointed the location of

which pinpointed the location of Underground stations in the central area in relation to the surface topography

was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil

' it documents favorite books that had inspired him intellectually

Kelpra Studio number 'K7213' stamped on the verso

A couple of leaves roughly trimmed (evidently a production fault)

Horwood’s Large-Scale Map of St James’s & Knightsbridge Mapmaker(s)_John Tallis which pinpointed the location ofThis map (two sheets from Horwood's magnificent 32 sheet survey) includes St Jamess Square, the western part of Piccadilly, Green Park, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge and Brompton Road. It is a landmark in London mapping on a number of counts. It was the first large scale survey since John Rocque's, half a century earlier, and Horwood was the first to show individual house numbers. Numbering began in London in the 1760s (although