The description of the Tower of London, with all the buildings & the remains of ye royal palace; and the outermost limits thereof together with all such places adjoyning as do confine and abound the said liberties / John Peyton (1742?)

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Title:: The description of the Tower of London, with all the buildings & the remains of ye royal palace; and the outermost limits thereof together with all such places adjoyning as do confine and abound the said liberties / John Peyton (1742?)

Notes:: This map was originally bound together with other maps in the book "The atlas factice of Sir William Beauchamp Proctor".

Caption:: From map: "A True and Exact Draught of the TOWER LIBERTIES survey'd in the year 1597 by GULIELMUS HAIWARD and J. GASCOYNE"

From map: "A Note of the Boundaries of ye Liberties of ye Tower as appears in the Leet, Anno 27 Hen. VII. The Liberties of the Tower beginning at the Water Gate next the Ram's head in Petty Wales, doth extend straight North to the end of Tower Street, and direct North to the Mud Wall call'd Pikes Garden on this side the Croutched Fryers & so straight East to the Wall of London with ye Nine Gardens above the Postern and the Bro-ken Tower right unto the midst of Hog Lane, and so straight broad South to the Stone Corner, and so on to the Thames, and according to the former Abutting a green Line is drawn about the said Liberties. ~"