An Elizabethan map of London

Belleforest's work, the 'Cosmographie Universelle' was a French version of Munster's Cosmography, although he copied this map from Braun & Hogenberg's map of 1572 (including the spelling of 'The Towre'). Munster did not produce a London map until 1598, when he also copied the Braun and Hogenberg. The view of London pre-dates 1561, as the steeple of St Paul's Cathedral is shown despite being destroyed that year. South of the river can be seen the Bull and Bear-baiting rings in the Liberty of the Clink.