Thomas Allen (1803–1833) was an English

topographer Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the land forms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary scie ...

. Allen was the son of a map engraver. He died of

cholera Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium ''Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea that lasts a few days. Vomiting and ...

on 7 July 1833.

Works

In 1827 Allen published a quarto volume, ''The History and Antiquities of the Parish of

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and the Archiepiscopal Palace'', with illustrations, mainly drawn and etched by himself. He later published: * in parts, the ''History and Antiquities of London,

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, and

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'' (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 Nathaniel Whittock (26 January 1791 – 12 August 1860) was a Victorian topographical engraver, who published bird's-eye views, e.g. of York (1856), Oxford (1834), Melbourne, Australia (1854), Hull (1855), and London (1845, 1849, 1859). Life He ...

; *''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. Allen also published guide-books to London and the Zoological Gardens, contributed some plates and articles to the ''

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'', and projected ''A Historical and Topographical Atlas of England and Wales'', which he did not live to attempt.''Gentlemen's Magazine'' xcix. pt. ii. page 356, ciii. pt.ii. page 86.

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Thomas 1803 births 1833 deaths English topographers 19th-century English writers English etchers Deaths from cholera Place of birth missing