About London

The City of London
 
the City of London, a city and county with a jurisdiction independent of the greater London metropolis
 
Extent of the Metropolis of London
 
1701 (Robert Morden
1720 (John Strype)
1724–26 (Daniel Defoe)
1750 (John Noorthouck)
1831 (Samuel Lewis)
 
Descriptions of London
 
from The New Description and State of England, by Robert Morden(1701)
 
from A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, by John Strype (1720)
 
from A Tour thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain, by Daniel Defoe (1724–26), introduction and selections by Pat Rogers
 
from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis (1831)