THIS IS A REBUBLISHED MAP LAID ONTO CLOTH
Ref: 3Rocque, 1748, John Rocque




The Envrions of The Foundling Hospital first published circa 1748. Built in the rural and peaceful environment of Lambs Conduit Fields, within a relatively short time, the hospital would have losts its peaceful, fresh, and rural location and become enveloped by the pollution, noise, and hustle and bustle of London. When the hospital opened in 1739, the population of London was in the region of 630,000, but by 1800, it had risen to around 1,000,000. Over the next 50 uears to 1850, it rose to 2,350,000, fed by migration from all over the country and beyond.
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