Maps and views blog

Cartographic perspectives from our Map Librarians

30 January 2015

So now you know!

King George III's Topographical Collection illustrates Birmingham's dynamic expansion between about 1680 and 1824 with important and rare plans and views, both printed and hand-drawn.  Thanks to George III's enthusiasm for ephemera, however,  it also includes this advertisement of about 1770 for 'the Only Hotel in Birmingham'!

Maps KTop 42-82-k[Print of c. 1770 in King George III's Topographical Collection (Maps K Top 42.82-k)]

Peter Barber

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