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A great city taking shape, 'Open City: London, 1500-1700'

London, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum. Hand-colored engraving, 1574. Shelfmark MAP L85c no.27. Shelfmark MAP L85c no.27. Detail of a panoramic view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in 1647 via Detail of a panoramic view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in 1647 via Detail of a panoramic view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in 1647 via Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

Detail of a panoramic view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in 1647 via Detail of a panoramic view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in 1647 via Detail of a panoramic view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in 1647 via Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times

Detail of a panoramic view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in 1647 via Detail of a panoramic view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in 1647 via Detail of a panoramic view of London by Wenceslaus Hollar, published in 1647 via Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times