London Restored or Sir John Evelyn’s Plan for Rebuilding That Ancient Metropolis After the Fire of 1666. Original antique copper engraving. Published for William Maitland’s History of London 1755.

Original antique copper engraving.
Published for William Maitland’s History of London 1755.
Drawn by G. Virtue.

William Maitland(1693–1757) was a Scottish merchant, who became famous as an historian and topographer.

Maitland travelled as merchant in northern Europe before settling for a time in London, where in 1739 he composed his most famous work “The History of London, from its Foundation by the Romans to the present time…”.

A second edition was published 1755, a 3rd edition 1700, and a 4th edition in 1769.

In 1775 John Entick published another edition, enlarged and continued to 1772