Thomas Allen (topographer)

Thomas Allen (1803–1833) was an English topographer.^[1]

Allen was the son of a map engraver. He died of cholera on 7 July 1833.^[1]

The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent (1837)

Works

In 1827 Allen published a quarto volume, The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Lambeth and the Archiepiscopal Palace, with illustrations, mainly drawn and etched by himself. He later published:^[1]

• in parts, the History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, and Southwark (1827 and 1828), illustrated by engravings on copper by himself and woodcuts;
• A New and Complete History of the County of York (1828 to 1831), with engravings after Nathaniel Whittock;
• History of the Counties of Surrey and Sussex (1829 to 1830), with engravings after Whittock;

and he began in 1830 a History of the County of Lincoln, with engravings after his own drawings, which was completed after his death and published in 1834.^[1]

Allen also published guide-books to London and the Zoological Gardens, contributed some plates and articles to the Gentleman's Magazine, and projected A Historical and Topographical Atlas of England and Wales, which he did not live to attempt.^[2][1]

References

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). "Allen, Thomas (1803-1833)". Dictionary of National Biography. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.