The Aldgate Pump 1880 F.C. Lewis Illustration from Ackermann's 'The Microcosm

Illustration from Ackermann's 'The Microcosm of London'

Rocque was a land surveyor and cartographer born in France to a Huguenot family

and will appeal to anyone with an interest in London's thriving queer landscape

from the north

View of the London slums by Gustave Dore from 'Londre a Pilgrimage'

The Aldgate Pump 1880 F.C. Lewis Illustration from Ackermann's 'The MicrocosmThe Aldgate Pump, 1880. A pump was originally installed here in the 16th century. The present one dates from the late 18th century but has been modified several times since. It officially marks the boundary between the City of London and the East End