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Edward Hatton (c. 1664 – after 1733)〔"Edward Hatton's New View of London" by Bridget Cherry in ''Architectural History'', Vol. 44, 2001, Essays in Architectural History Presented to John Newman, pp. 96–105.〕 was a surveyor for a fire insurance company in London〔Hawkins, John. (1786) ''A General History of the Science and Practice of Music''. Footnote in Volume IV. Cited in Cherry, 2001.〕〔"a gentleman of the fire-office" mentioned in John Bagford, ''A letter to the publisher'', in the preface to Thomas Hearne's edition of Leland's ''Collectanea'', 1715. Bagford, a print collector, was interested solely in the map of London printed in the ''New View'', which he identified as a version of Braun & Hogenberg's map of 1573.〕 who wrote ''A New View of London: or, an Ample Account of that City, in Two Volumes, or Eight Sections. &c.'', published anonymously in two octavo volumes 1708. The ''New View'' is an important reference to the streets, life and buildings of London not long after the Great Fire of London, 1666. ==''A New View of London''== The ''New View'' was apparently prepared mainly in the 1680s and 90s and by the time it was published in 1708 a supplement was necessary to bring it up to date.〔 It contained one map and a small number of illustrations. In the preface, Hatton acknowledged the debt that his work owed to John Stow's ''A Survey of London'' (1598), saying "If it be objected, that I have taken several things from Mr. Stow, I own the truth thereof" but stating the necessity for his new work on the grounds that the "devouring flames" of the Great Fire had "made such vast Alterations, that what was London in Mr. Stow's time, is now like another City."〔"Preface" in Hatton, Edward. (1708) ''(A New View of London )''. London.〕 The ''New View'' commences with an introduction to the government of London, past and present, followed by eight sections, each arranged alphabetically:〔〔Hatton, Edward. (1708) ''(A New View of London )''. London.〕 *I. A 92-page street directory. *II. A history of over 100 churches and chapels in nearly 500 pages. *III. Descriptions of the livery companies of London, customs houses, the Bank of England etc. *IV. Palaces and houses of the nobility. The Houses of Parliament and notable Halls. *V. Colleges, libraries, museums, free schools and courts etc. *VI. Hospitals, prisons, workhouses, houses of correction, almshouses, charity schools. *VII. Fountains, bridges, conduits, ferries, docks, keys, wharfs. *VIII. Public statues. Hatton states that the inspiration for his own work was a pocket guide to Paris. This may have been the ''Description de Paris'', by Germain Brice, first published 1681, which received an English translation in 1685.〔 The ''New View'' went far beyond a simple street directory, as may be seen from the contents list, and it included details such as the colour of lawyers robes, the weekly rations of children in the workhouse and the costs and times of delivery of letters. These turned it into an early example of a ''vade mecum''〔 and a virtual encyclopaedia of London life. The work was published anonymously, though Hatton's contemporaries and rivals were aware of its authorship, and this may have been because of Hatton's relatively modest origins. Unlike rivals like John Strype, Hatton did not move in antiquarian circles and the work might have been more acceptable anonymously than from someone of Hatton's position.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Hatton (surveyor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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