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Introduction: This web site brings you the electronic version of "London and its Environs Described", a set of books originally published by R. and J. Dodsley in 1761 in six volumes. I have endeavoured to recreate each page as faithfully as possible, within the limitation of a web page. Some obvious errors have been corrected. Select a Volume to start reading. |
Why the web site?
In 1971, I found Volume IV, tucked away in a dusty box, in the loft of my house. It is a
fascinating book, describing London (England) and its life in the mid eighteenth century.
I thought it would be a nice idea to share this book with others who may be interested. So
I started a project that was intended to make the whole book available online via this web site.
In January 2004, I managed to buy the full six volume set from an auction house in Somerset,
England. Consequently, the project has now been expanded to include the complete works.
Contact details:
If you wish to contact me regarding these books, please feel free to send me an email:
info@london1761.org.uk
Last Updated:
Saturday, 6th January 2024 - added pages 100 to 119 of Volume II.
Web Browser:
This web site uses JavaScript to assist with navigation etc. and popups (in order to display Engravings).
If your web browser's security settings block these functions, some menus and pages won't be displayed correctly.
Also, the site is tested using the current versions of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge. I'm aware that other web browsers don't always display
some of the pages as expected, however, the differences are usually only cosmetic in nature.