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Westminster Abbey was a historically significant church, located on the bottom-left corner of the Agas map. Colloquially known as Poets’ Corner, it is the final resting place of Geoffrey Chaucer, Ben Jonson, Francis Beaumont, and many other notable authors; in 1740, a monument for William Shakespeare was erected in Westminster Abbey (ShaLT).
View of the exterior of Westminster Abbey during the coronation of James I by Abraham Hogenberg. Image courtesy of the Folger Digital Image Collection.
View of the exterior of Westminster Abbey during the coronation of James I by Abraham Hogenberg. Image courtesy of the Folger Digital Image Collection.
View of the interior of Westminster Abbey during the coronation of James I. Image courtesy of the Folger Digital Image Collection.
View of the interior of Westminster Abbey during the coronation of James I. Image courtesy of the Folger Digital Image Collection.
For a detailed history of Westminster Abbey and list of notable people buried there, see their website. See also: Shakespearean London Theatres.

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MLA citation

Takeda, Joey. Westminster Abbey. The Map of Early Modern London, edited by Janelle Jenstad, U of Victoria, 20 Jun. 2018, mapoflondon.uvic.ca/WEST1.htm.

Chicago citation

Takeda, Joey. Westminster Abbey. The Map of Early Modern London. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed June 20, 2018. http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/WEST1.htm.

APA citation

Takeda, J. 2018. Westminster Abbey. In J. Jenstad (Ed), The Map of Early Modern London. Victoria: University of Victoria. Retrieved from http://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/WEST1.htm.

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TEI citation

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