The Copperplate Map of London is the earliest known map of London. The map was made inward the 1550's in addition to was made inward 15 copperplate sections. The 15 copper plates were used to impress newspaper copies of the map (none of which survive).
Unfortunately solely 3 of the master copy engraved copper plates survive. Two of the plates are owned past times the Museum of London. If yous are able to catch the museum inward someone yous tin stance the Moorfields plate, which is on permanent display.
Unfortunately in that location is no interactive mapped version of whatever of the 3 surviving plates of the Copperplate Map. However, yous tin stance an interactive version of the Agas Map. The Agas Map of London was made some 10 years afterward the Copperplate Map in addition to is a modified re-create of the master copy Copperplate Map.
The Agas Map depicts a London which is all the same a walled metropolis in addition to where the banks of the Thames are dotted amongst deport pits in addition to playhouses. If yous await at the Moorfields department of both maps yous tin run across how the Agas Map is derived from the Copperplate Map.
Detail from the Copperplate Map (left) & Agas Map (right)
Both maps purpose the same bird's core stance of London. Both maps exhibit washerwomen in addition to practicing archers at operate inward the fields. Even the map labels in addition to their placement are almost identical inward both maps. This marker of derivation is evident throughout the Agas Map.
The Agas Map of Early Modern London is an interactive version of the Agas Map built using the OpenLayers platform. You tin pan in addition to zoom inward on the map in addition to yous tin explore locations on the map using the location categories menu. For representative if yous plough on the streets layer yous tin click on a route on the map to acquire to a greater extent than nearly the selected route in addition to its etymology.
The Map of Early London website includes a comprehensive encyclopedia of London people, places in addition to topics featured inward or of import to the map. The interactive locations on the map connect amongst the encyclopedia. If yous choose a location from the map or from the locations card yous tin read a brusque introduction to the location in addition to click through to read the amount encyclopedia entry.
