A Panorama of London (decorative version) giclee print canonbury

A Panorama of London (decorative version) giclee print canonburyThis panoramic drawing of London was inspired by historic panoramas of the city by 17th century artists including Hollar, Visscher, Wyngaerde and others. It is based on the view looking west, north and east from the public viewing platform on the 69th floor of the Shard Tower, 800ft above ground level. The design features a decorative border and title cartouche with an index of eighty well known landmarks featured in the drawing which are labelled

the four distinctive bell towers being added later in the 1720s

Locations shown on the map include Badalona

Poblats Maritims and Rascanya

At the bottom centre is the official coat of arms of the borough

and several locations are also labelled with text to orientate the viewer

Thamesmead and Woolwich

Harold Wood

and a sextant

This is an original map of Barking & Dagenham

Sutton Common

Lower Morden

Todos los nombres están escritos en valenciano