A plan of the City of London, after the Great Fire in the year of our Lord 1666, according to the design and proposal of Sir Christopher Wren Kt, for rebuilding it
About this object
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Maker:
Evelyn, John
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ID:
A13124
Production date:
1748
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Location:
In Store
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These two plans were drawn by Christopher Wren (bottom) and John Evelyn (top). They are suggestions of how London should have been rebuilt after the Great Fire of London. Wren submitted his plan to rebuild London on 11 September 1666, only six days after the fire was extinguished. The plan included long, wide streets, a canal for the Fleet River, a straight quayside, piazzas and squares. The buildings were in neat blocks. Like the other plans, Wren’s design was never built but certain elements of it were adopted. < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 568 mm; W 399 mm (overall)
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Materials
paper
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Last Updated
2024-03-26
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