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Umfangreicher Reiseführer mit Kapiteln zu Geschichte, Statistik, Militär, Kunst und Künstlern, Literatur und Buchhandel, Kultur und Unterhaltung, öffentlichen Bürohäusern, Krankenhäusern, Gefängnissen, geografischen Gegebenheiten u.a.- Mit einer dekorativen Stadtansicht, einer Umgebungskarte von Hartford bis Surrey/Kent sowie von Windsor bis Woolwich reichend, außerdem mit einem Stadtplan 'London with its modern improvements' (Format 36 x 58 cm) sowie Plänen der East & West India Docks, von Westminster, der 'curiosities of London' sowie des 'English Opera House'.- Vereinzelt leicht gebräunt und stellenweise gering stockfleckig, der große Plan mit Randeinriss, die Verlagsanzeigen knapprandig.;$$;United Kingdom - 'The Picture of London, for 1817; being a correct guide to all the curiosities, amusements, exhibitions, public establishments and remarkable objects in and near London. 18th edition. London, Longman, Hurst etc., (1816). Title, XII pp., 4 vols., 339 pp., 6 vols. (publisher's advertisements). With 5 folding engraved plans, 1 folding engraved map and 1 folding copper plate. 12°. Half leather binding with gilt-stamped cover title (rubbed and somewhat bumped, joints brittle).' Extensive guidebook with chapters on history, statistics, military, art and artists, literature and book trade, culture and entertainment, public office buildings, hospitals, prisons, geographical features, etc.-. With a decorative city view, a map of the surrounding area from Hartford to Surrey/Kent and from Windsor to Woolwich, also with a city map 'London with its modern improvements' (size 36 x 58 cm) as well as plans of the East & West India Docks, Westminster, the 'curiosities of London' and the 'English Opera House'.- Occasional light browning and minor foxing in places, the large map with marginal tear, the publisher's advertisements with narrow margins. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500. Seller Inventory # 74355
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