London and its environs described. Containing an account of whatever is most remarkable for grandeur, elegance, curiosity or use, in the city and in the country twenty miles round it. Comprehending also whatever is most material in the history and antiquities of this great metropolis. Decorated and illustrated with a great number of views in perspective, engraved from original drawings, taken on purpose for this work. Together with a plan of London, a map of the environs, and several other useful cuts. In six volumes
London and its environs described is a six-volume guide to London and the country twenty miles round it, written by Robert Dodsley, Samuel Wale and James Dodsley, printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall in 1761 for readers wanting sights and history. The pictures are rotated engraved views of buildings, a monument and sculpted figures, drawn from original sketches, with plain line and strong horizontal layering a designer could borrow for architectural or heritage-themed layouts.
