A Survey of London: Written in the Year 1598John Stow first published his Survey of London in 1598 during the reign of Elizabeth I. His detailed description of the city and its suburbs was an immediate success when it first appeared and has remained a popular classic of English history ever since. |
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Acknowledgements | 5 |
William Fitzstephens Description of London | 28 |
Of the Ancient and Present Rivers Brooks Bourns Pools | 42 |
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