View of the crypt of St Paul’s underneath the choir, which served as the parish of St Faith, to whom the altar there was dedicated. A screen is depicted deeper into the crypt after the fourth bay. After 1551, this space was leased out as a warehouse.
A view of St Paul's from a more due south point of view. It shows the portico erected by Charles I, and post-medieval changes to the nave. It does not include the spire which was struck by lightening in 1561.
A view from slightly south of west of St Paul's cathedral showing the old Chapter House and the new classical portico built in the early modern period.
This view of London appeared in the first volume of Civitates orbis terrarum, originally published in six parts in 1572 and 1617, and printed in Cologne, c. 1600-23, with 546 engraved views of cities around the world. Edited by Georg Braun, most of the engravings were done by Frans Hogenberg who relied on earlier drawings and engravings by other artists. This bird’s eye view of London depicts the city as it was around 1550 since it includes the tall spire of St Paul’s cathedral, which was destroyed in 1561. The people in the foreground are wearing English fasions from the first half of the sixteenth century.