John Norden
Speculum Britanniae (London, 1593)
Newberry Library (Case G45004 .6)
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In this descriptive and visual record of England by John Norden (1548-1625), London is depicted as a boomtown. The cathedral of St. Paul's and the Tower of London are still the largest structures, but they no longer dominate the rapidly expanding metropolis. The sides of the picture are branded with the arms of the twelve great guilds that controlled the wealth of the city.

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