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London, 1616.

Claes Visscher’s view of London, printed the year Shakespeare died. The sheet looks north across the Thames.

Visscher’s view of London, 1616, a long panorama looking across the Thames at the city. — Westminster is toward the left, the Tower toward the right, and St Paul’s stands near the center. The Globe is labeled on the near bank, with the river between the playhouse and the city. Scroll sideways to move along the sheet.

Library of Congress, Popular Graphic Arts, item 2004669334. No known restrictions on publication. The Map of Early Modern London redraws the Agas map. That drawing stays on their site.