| | |
L O N D O N
A N D I T S
E N V I R O N S
D E S C R I B E D.
CONTAINING
An Account of whatever is most remarkable
for GRANDEUR, ELEGANCE, CURIOSITY
or USE,
In the CITY and in the COUNTRY
Twenty Miles round it.
COMPREHENDING ALSO
Whatever is most material in the History and An-
tiquities of this great Metropolis.
Decorated and illustrated with a great Number of
Views in Perspective, engraved from original
Drawings, taken on purpose for this Work.
Together with a PLAN of LONDON,
A Map of the ENVIRONS, and several other
usefuls CUTS.
V O L. IV.
L O N D O N:
Printed by R. and J. DODSLEY in Pall-Mall.
M DCC LXI.
|
| | |
|
| | |
L O N D O N
A N D I T S
E N V I R O N S
D E S C R I B E D, &c.
L O N
LONDON, the metropolis of Great
Britain, and one of the largest and
richest cities upon earth, is of such anti-
quity that it is impossible to give any certain
account of its origin. It probably existed in
the time of the ancient Britons, before the
art of writing was brought into England,
and when there were no other monu-
ments of ancient facts, than what were
found in the songs of the bards, which
were preserved only by memory.
It would be ridiculous therefore to lay
any stress on the fabulous tales of Geffry
of Monmouth, who pretends that it was
founded by Brutus, the second nephew
of the famous Æneas, and called Trino-
vantum, or New Troy, and that it was
at length walled by King Lud, when
it obtained the name of Caer Lud, or
|
| VOL. IV. | B | Lud's |
|
HomeVolume IVPage Group 1 - 19