Excerpt from Wenceslaus Hollar and His Views of London and Windsor in the Seventeenth Century I have not ventured on any general account of old London but have added in my catalogue a considerable number of topographical notes relating both to general plans and to buildings on which information is less readily accessible. I claim no originality in topographical research, though in the case of some of the plans I have spent considerable time in sifting evidence, which has led me in some cases to independent conclusions. I have referred freely to the publication of the London Topographical Society, and to Mr. H. B. Wheatley's standard work of reference, London, Past and Present My special thanks are due to Mr. Philip Norman for kind help on sundry questions of topography, and to the Hon. John Fortescue in relation to the in comparable collection of Hollar's etchings under his charge in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.