View of London looking over Southwark to the North
Print
1638 (made)
1638 (made)
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View of London looking over Southwark to the North, etching by Matthaus (Matthias) Merian the elder from Gottfried and Merian's Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica, Frankfurt, 1638. It is based on earlier views of London published by J.C. Visscher in 1616 and the 1600 engraving Civitas Londini by John Norden.
London is shown as it was in about 1600, when the population was around 200,000. On the South Bank in the foreground, flags advertise performances at Shakespeare's first Globe theatre (numbered 37 on the map), the smaller Rose theatre behind it, the Bear Gardens (no.38) and the Swan (no.39).
The Globe was built in 1599 for the acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. The company's original home, the Theatre in Shoreditch, was dismantled after the expiry of the lease and the timbers were used to build the Globe. One of the first recorded productions at the new theatre was Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
London is shown as it was in about 1600, when the population was around 200,000. On the South Bank in the foreground, flags advertise performances at Shakespeare's first Globe theatre (numbered 37 on the map), the smaller Rose theatre behind it, the Bear Gardens (no.38) and the Swan (no.39).
The Globe was built in 1599 for the acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. The company's original home, the Theatre in Shoreditch, was dismantled after the expiry of the lease and the timbers were used to build the Globe. One of the first recorded productions at the new theatre was Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Object details
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| Title | View of London looking over Southwark to the North (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
| Brief description | View of London looking over Southwark to the North, etching by Matthaus Merian the elder, 1638 |
| Physical description | View of London, looking across the Thames, with Southwark Cathedral in the foreground, centre right, and London Bridge. Significant buildings are identified by numbers and there is a key printed beneath. |
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| Summary | View of London looking over Southwark to the North, etching by Matthaus (Matthias) Merian the elder from Gottfried and Merian's Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica, Frankfurt, 1638. It is based on earlier views of London published by J.C. Visscher in 1616 and the 1600 engraving Civitas Londini by John Norden. London is shown as it was in about 1600, when the population was around 200,000. On the South Bank in the foreground, flags advertise performances at Shakespeare's first Globe theatre (numbered 37 on the map), the smaller Rose theatre behind it, the Bear Gardens (no.38) and the Swan (no.39). The Globe was built in 1599 for the acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. The company's original home, the Theatre in Shoreditch, was dismantled after the expiry of the lease and the timbers were used to build the Globe. One of the first recorded productions at the new theatre was Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. |
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| Accession number | S.1113-1982 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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