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"A Review of the project for building a New Square at Westminster, said to be for the Use of Westminster-School. By a Sufferer. Part I. 1757," 8vo. This is ascribed to Dr. Thomas Wilson. The following has been attributed to a son of Dr. Sheblear's, under Dr. Wilson's inspection :

"The Ornaments of Churches considered: with a particular View to the late Decoration of the Parish Church of St. Margaret, Westminster. To which is subjoined, an Appendix,, containing the History of the said Church; an Account of the Altar-Piece and stained Glass Window erected over it; and a state of the Prosecution it has occasioned, and other Papers. By Thomas Wilson, D.D. 1761,❞ 4to,

Sir Joseph Ayloffe drew up an Account of the Chapel of LondonBridge, of which an Engraving was published by Vertue, in 1748, and again, by the Society of Antiquaries, in 1777.

Mr. David Laing, Architect, and Surveyor to the Board of Cus toms, has issued Proposals for a work containing "Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Buildings, Public and Private, Executed in various Parts of England, &c. including the Plans and Details of the CustomHouse, London." This work, which is nearly completed, will be in Imperial Folio, to contain 50 Plates,

Mr. Neale, also, the Artist, from whose Drawings most of the Engravings in this Volume have been made, has issued Proposals for an enlarged "History and Description of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminster." The Engravings to be from Mr. Neale's own Drawings; and the Letter-Press from the pen of Mr. John Norris Brewer, author of that Part of the present Work which treats of the County of Middlesex, as distinct from London and Westminster.

After a labour of many years, the Editor of the present Volume of the History of London and Westminster, has nearly completed "The Dictionary of London; or, A Complete Guide to every Place, Office, Object or Matter of Public Importance in the Cities of London and Westminster; the Borough of Southwark, and the Suburbs in General; giving plain and easy Directions concerning the Place, Time, Terms, and best Methods of Transacting Business at all the Government Offices, India Warehouses, Houses of Chartered Companies, Societies, Institutions, Establishments, and Places of public resort, whether commercial, literary, scientific, political, ecclesiastical, or recreative."

It is intended to divide this Work into Three Parts. Part I. will contain Information relating to-1. Trade, Commerce, and Agriculture.-2. To the Court, the Parliament, Law, Politics, and Jurispru dence.-3. To Military and Naval Offices.-4. To Literature, Science, and the Arts.-5. To Theology and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Sects, Societies, Institutions, and Charitable Foundations, and 6. To Amusements, Exhibitions, and Curiosities. Part II. will contain Information relating to Public Characters and Popular Individuals; as the Name, Residence, Office, Mode of Addressing, &c. of all Public Men, and Principal Persons connected with Public Affairs, &c. &c. Part III. will consist of a new, plain, but concise, Direction to every Street, Square, Lane, Court, Passage, and Alley, in the Metropolis; chiefly designed for the use of Bankers' and Collecting Clerks in general.--To be continued amually,

MAPS,

MAPS, PLANS, VIEWS, AND PRINTS.

These are absolutely too numerous for insertion. Those inserted in the foregoing works are omitted; as also, are several inserted in other publications of a general nature. The Gentleman's, European, and other Periodical Works abound with Prints illustrative of London and Westminster.

Pine engraved "The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords,"

1739.

"Rocque's Plans of London and Paris, with the Environs of each, on 23 sheets, folio, 1748."

Eleven Views of the most remarkable Buildings in London, were engraved from Drawings by Sandby and others in 1780, folio.

"Museum Britannicum, or a Display, in 32 Plates and Descriptions, of Antiquities and Naturai Curiosities in the British Museam, 1791," folio. By Rymsdyk.

"View of the Monument, at London, with the Parts Geometri cally. From an original by Sir Christopher Wren." 21 inches by 31. Engraved by Lowry, 1791.

"Smith's Topographical Illustrations of Westminster." A collection of very large Plates.

"Smith's Antiquities of London, and its Environs, in a Series of Engravings, intended to illustrate other Histories of Pennant, Lysons, Stowe, &c. 1791," folio.

"A Panoramic View of London, taken from Albion Place." On six Sheets, 1792.

"History of the River Thames." With Views engraved by Stadler, and worked in colours to imitate Drawings. Two Vols. 1794-6, folio. Published by Boydell.

Horwood's Plan of London and Westminster. Every house is distinguished, on a scale of twenty-six inches to a mile. It is in thirty-two Sheets folio. 1799.

A Plan of London, as it appeared in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, was reduced, and engraved from a six-sheet Plan in the possession of the Society of Antiquaries. The reduced one published by Wallis.

It is impossible to notice every Plan of London that has has been published. Besides those already distinctly mentioned, there are Mogg's, Langley and Belch's, Wallis's, and several others, both separate, and connected with the Books descriptive of London.

"Cary's New Guide for ascertaining Hackney-Coach Fares, and Porterage Rates, being an actual Admeasurement of every Street which is a Carriage-way, in London." 12mo.

The Plans, Prints, and Drawings, referred to in the Report of the Secret Committee upon the Improvement of the Port of London. were engraved in 1800. Folio.

"Select Views of London and its Environs. By Storer and Greig: With Letter-press Descriptions. Two Vols. 1804." 4to.

"Views of London and its Environs, with Letter-press Descrip tions. 1804," 4to.

"Londini Illustrata," not yet completed, consists of finely engraved Views, Plans of Public Buildings, Ancient and Modern, with Letter-press Descriptions. 1808. Elephant 4to.

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"The Microcosm of London, (also called Ackerman's) 1809." Three Vols. Elephant 4to. This consists principally of Views, interior, and exterior, of public Buildings, &c.

"Graphic Illustrations of the River Thames, &c. By Cooke. 1811."

"Plans, Elevations, Sections, and View of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's, London, engraved by J. Le Keux, from Drawings by J. Elemes, Architect, with an Historical and Descriptive Account. By Edward Aikin, Architect. 1813." Elephant and Atlas 4to, This work forms part of Mr. Britton's work, intituled, "The Fine Arts of the English School, &c."

"Plan of the intended Regent's Park, Mary-le-bone." 1813.

"The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor, Frogmore, Hampton Court, Kensington, and St. James's Palaces, Buckinghant House, and Carleton House. 1816," 4to. (Not yet completed.) "A North-West View of Lackington, Allen, and Co's Library, Finsbury Square, 140 feet in front. Engraved by Tagg."

"An Interior View of the same, by Walker."

"Views of London, and London Docks." By Daniells.

"The Designs of Inigo Jones, consisting of Plans and Elevations for Public and Private Buildings; including the Detail of the intended Palace at Whitehall; published by W. Kent, with some additional Designs." Two Vols. Imperial Folio.

"Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Machines and Centering used in erecting Blackfriars' Bridge. By R. Baldwin." On seven large Plates.

"Elevation and Plan of Blackfriars Bridge."

"A View of St. Paul's, in aquatinta. By Buckler."

"An Exterior and Interior View of St. Giles's Church in the Fields," engraved by Walker, eighteen inches by fifteen. Two Prints.

"A View of St. Leonard's Church, Shoreditch," thirty-eight inches by twenty.

Ducarel's St. Katharine's, 1781, 4to. !

Mr. Gough published an Account of Raherus's Tomb at St. Bartholomew's, with two Plates, folio.

"Account of Coins found near St. Mary's Hill. By- Griffith 1774." 4to.

"Highmore's Paintings at Whitehall 1745." 4to.

"London's Gratitude, an Account of the Monuments, &c. at Guildhall, 1783,"

There

There are seven folio Plates of Monuments in Westminster Abbey,
By Sir John Ayloffe. Sir John and Mr. Topham have given an
"Account of some Historical Pictures now in the Society of Anti-
quaries apartments, &c."

Bowen's Account of Bethlem Hospital, has a Plate 4to. 1784. The
same writer also published an Account of Bridewell Hospital, in
1798. 4to.

Combe published" Terra Cottas in the British Museum," also of
"the Antient Marbles" there; both in 4to.

Sir G. Nayler published a quarto plate on an Inscription in the
Tower of London.

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History of the College at Arms. By the Rev. Mark Noble.
1804." 4to.

Pennant has been illustrated by numerous persons: Nash, Pearson,
Smith, and others.

Mr. Nichols has published 169 Views of Churches and other Public
Buildings; also 26 Plates of Maps of the Wards, &c. 1775.

"The First Book of Architecture, by Andrew Palladio. Trans-
Jated out of Italian; with an Appendix touching Doors and Win-
dows, by Pr. Le Muet, translated out of French by G. R. [Godfrey
Richards.] To which are added Designs of Floors, lately made at
Somerset House; and the Framing of Houses after the manner of
English Buildings, with their Proportions and Scantlings. 1663."
Small 4to.

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Accident at the New Church in the
Strand, 201.

Act of Parliament for building the
Strand Bridge, abstract of the,
360-365,

Addison, Mr. his ignorance of music,
$39.

Adelphi, The, description of, 231-
233.

ADMIRALTY. THE, description of,
367; jurisdiction of the office,
368; telegraphs, ib.
Egyptiana, The, scenic representa-
tions, in Geography, Natural His-
tory, &c. 203, 204.
Agent-General's Office, 556, 557.
Albany, account of, 614.
Albemarle, Duke of, some curious
particulars respecting his family,
191, 192.

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Almoury, The, Westminster, 548;
Caxton here erected his first print-
ing-press, 548, 549; present state
of, 553.

Almshouses, Lady Dacres', 565;
Whitcher's, 569; Palmer's, ib.;
Emery Hill's, 570; Lady Alley's,
571; Henry VIIth's, ib.; Kif
ford's, 570; Butler's, ib.
Ancients, their mode of constructing
stairs, (note) 343.

ANECDOTES, MEMOIRS, &c. respect-
ing the Duchy of Lancaster, 169;
the Marquis of Bosny, 180-2;
Betterton, the Comedian, 183;
Rich, and Sir. William D'Avenant,
183-185-283; Mr. Macklin,
134; Orator Henley, 185; Sir
John Trevor, 185, 186; Sir Wil-
liam Drury, 186; Earl of Essex,
186;
Lord Craven, 187; Lord
Thomas Seymour, 188; Bp. Burnet
and Sir Thomas Lyttleton, 189;
William Sherwin, and Sir Walter
Clarges, Bart. 191; the Rev. Theo-
philus Lindsey, 193-198; Mr.
Doiley, 202; Sir Edward Cecil,
202, 203; Lord Burleigh, 205;
Sir Edward Seymour, 213; Charles
1. Queen Elizabeth, the Protector
Somerset, his wife Catharine, and

others

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