Help us bring Samuel Pepys' London to life

The Historic Towns Trust

The Historic Towns Trust educates the public by publishing detailed historical maps and atlases of Britain's towns and cities, preserving and promoting the rich heritage of urban history for future generations.

Imagine walking through the streets of London with Samuel Pepys as your guide. Based on the Historic Towns Trust&#39;s upcoming Atlas of London on the Eve of the Great Fire, Samuel Pepys&#39; London&nbsp;will be a beautifully illustrated and accessible historical map, allowing everyone to explore the city in 1666 through the eyes of the notorious diarist. Adventurers will be able to follow his journeys, discover the locations he wrote about and gain a unique insight into a city on the verge of seismic change.&nbsp; Pepys witnessed some of the defining events of England&#39;s past, including the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague and of course, the Great Fire. His diary paints an extraordinary picture of everyday life in Restoration London, from the Royal Exchange and St Paul&#39;s Cathedral to theatres, taverns, coffee houses and the bustling River Thames. Every donation, whatever its size, will help fund the cartography, design and production needed to bring this project to life. As a thank you, everyone who donates &pound;12 or more will receive a code for a free copy of the map when it&#39;s published.* Whether you&#39;re a lover of history, London, cartography or Samuel Pepys himself, we hope you&#39;ll help us to create a lasting educational resource that will inspire curiosity for generations to come. About the Historic Towns TrustThe Historic Towns Trust is an educational charity that publishes authoritative historical maps and atlases of Britain&#39;s towns and cities. Samuel Pepys&#39; London will be based on the Trust&#39;s latest groundbreaking research, providing the most detailed cartographic reconstruction of pre-Fire London yet undertaken. *Each individual donation of &pound;12 or more will receive one code for one free copy of Samuel Pepys&#39; London when it&#39;s published &mdash; we&#39;re aiming for winter 2027. This code can only be used once in the Historic Towns Trust&#39;s Shop: https://shop.historictownstrust.uk and will only be valid when used with the email address linked to the donation. Only one code can be issued per email address. Postage will be calculated at the checkout.

Imagine walking through the streets of London with Samuel Pepys as your guide.Based on the Historic Towns Trust's upcoming Atlas of London on the Eve of the Great Fire, Samuel Pepys' London will be a beautifully illustrated and accessible historical map, allowing everyone to explore the city in 1666 through the eyes of the notorious diarist. Adventurers will be able to follow his journeys, discover the locations he wrote about and gain a unique insight into a city on the verge of seismic change. Pepys witnessed some of the defining events of England's past, including the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague and of course, the Great Fire. His diary paints an extraordinary picture of everyday life in Restoration London, from the Royal Exchange and St Paul's Cathedral to theatres, taverns, coffee houses and the bustling River Thames.Every donation, whatever its size, will help fund the cartography, design and production needed to bring this project to life. As a thank you, everyone who donates £12 or more will receive a code for a free copy of the map when it's published.*Whether you're a lover of history, London, cartography or Samuel Pepys himself, we hope you'll help us to create a lasting educational resource that will inspire curiosity for generations to come.About the Historic Towns TrustThe Historic Towns Trust is an educational charity that publishes authoritative historical maps and atlases of Britain's towns and cities. Samuel Pepys' London will be based on the Trust's latest groundbreaking research, providing the most detailed cartographic reconstruction of pre-Fire London yet undertaken.*Each individual donation of £12 or more will receive one code for one free copy of Samuel Pepys' London when it's published — we're aiming for winter 2027. This code can only be used once in the Historic Towns Trust's Shop: https://shop.historictownstrust.uk and will only be valid when used with the email address linked to the donation. Only one code can be issued per email address. Postage will be calculated at the checkout.

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