Old Map of London in 1746 by John Rocque, Sheet F1 - Shoreditch, Spitalfields, Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Hackney Size:75x100 cm - UNFRAMED or cabin to spark conversations

or cabin to spark conversations about the region’s storied past and enduring allure

gently sloping fairways

making this a visually engaging and informative piece

inviting you to trace the boundaries of cultural influence with clarity

it continues to fascinate collectors and historians today

Old Map of London in 1746 by John Rocque, Sheet F1 - Shoreditch, Spitalfields, Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Hackney Size:75x100 cm - UNFRAMED or cabin to spark conversationsFew sheets in Rocque's twenty four part survey capture a single trade as clearly as sheet F1, drawn across the Huguenot weaving district that grew up around Spitalfields in the decades before 1746. Sitting in the top row of the survey's grid, east of the City and north of the Thames, this sheet covers the ground between Shoreditch and Whitechapel Road, an area that filled rapidly with weavers' houses, market stalls and dissenting chapels through the