Viewing Event Record: The panoramic view of London in Norden's 1600 map depicts all four Bankside theatres as polygonal

Abstract

The panoramic view of London in Norden's 1600 map depicts all four Bankside theatres as polygonal. As the evidence suggests that at least one of these theatres was round -- and the inset map depicts all four as such -- Shapiro contends that we must question the accuracy of the map's detail (p 29). Shapiro speculates whether Norden indeed supplied the panoramic view himself, or whether this is a more 'conventional' and 'artistic' interpretation of the cityscape provided by the engraver (p 30).

Date Event Recorded

Date
From: after March 1600 (Source of claim: transcription)

Date Event Happened

Date
From: 1600 (Source of claim: transcription)

Venues

Name
Bear Garden
Name
Globe (I)
Name
Rose
Name
Swan

Event Type

  • image
  • playhouse context