London in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 25 people and 106 moments here, from 1762 to 1840. The most recorded lives are William Blake, Charles Dickens and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Notable people

  1. Adam Smith

    from 1764 to 1777

    5 moments here

    Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

  2. Arthur Schopenhauer

    in 1803

    1 moment here

    German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…

  3. Benjamin Franklin

    in 1764

    1 moment here

    American printer, scientist, civic leader, colonial agent, revolutionary statesman, and diplomat.…

  4. Charles Darwin

    from 1829 to 1838

    3 moments here

    English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

  5. Charles Dickens

    from 1815 to 1839

    13 moments here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  6. David Hume

    from 1766 to 1776

    3 moments here

    Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. Hume’s documented movements include formative stays in Bristol and France; residences at…

  7. Edgar Allan Poe

    from 1816 to 1817

    2 moments here

    American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…

  8. Frédéric Chopin

    in 1837

    1 moment here

    Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…

  9. James Cook

    in 1762

    1 moment here

    British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…

  10. Jane Austen

    from 1788 to 1815

    7 moments here

    English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

  11. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    in 1766

    2 moments here

    Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

  12. John Adams

    in 1785

    1 moment here

    American lawyer, revolutionary leader, diplomat, first vice president of the United States, and second U.S. president.…

  13. John Quincy Adams

    from 1795 to 1815

    3 moments here

    John Quincy Adams was an American diplomat, secretary of state, sixth president of the United States, and Massachusetts representative.…

  14. Lord Byron

    from 1788 to 1812

    10 moments here

    George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron (1788–1824), was a British poet, peer, and political speaker.…

  15. Maria II of Portugal

    in 1828

    1 moment here

    Maria II (Maria da Glória; 1819–1853) was Queen of Portugal in 1826–1828 and again from 1834 until her death.…

  16. Martin Van Buren

    in 1831

    1 moment here

    Martin Van Buren was an American lawyer and politician who served as New York attorney general, U.S.…

  17. Michael Faraday

    from 1791 to 1831

    8 moments here

    English chemist and physicist whose experimental work transformed the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.…

  18. Phillis Wheatley

    in 1773

    6 moments here

    Phillis Wheatley Peters was a poet born in West Africa, enslaved in Boston as a child, and the author of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and…

  19. Queen Victoria

    from 1819 to 1840

    6 moments here

    Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death, and…

  20. Ralph Waldo Emerson

    in 1833

    1 moment here

    American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, Unitarian minister, poet, abolitionist, and leading figure in Transcendentalism.…

  21. Simón Bolívar

    in 1810

    1 moment here

    Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…

  22. Thomas Jefferson

    in 1786

    1 moment here

    Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…

  23. William Blake

    from 1772 to 1827

    14 moments here

    English poet, painter, and printmaker. Blake spent nearly all of his life in London, apart from his 1800–1803 residence at Felpham in Sussex.…

  24. William Makepeace Thackeray

    from 1819 to 1837

    4 moments here

    English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…

Moments

  1. 1762 Returns to England and marries in London James Cook
  2. 1764 Departure from Glasgow for London Adam Smith
  3. 1764 Second London mission Benjamin Franklin
  4. 1764 Stays at Ebury Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  5. 1764 Arrives in London Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  6. 1764 Lodges in Cecil Court Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  7. 1764 Performs before George III Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  8. 1764 Second London royal engagement Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  9. 1764 Appears at Ranelagh Gardens Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  10. 1764 Performs in Grosvenor Square Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  11. 1764 Moves to Frith Street Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  12. 1765 Performs at Hickford's Long Room Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  13. 1765 Performs daily at a Cornhill tavern Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  14. 1766 Arrival in London Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  15. 1766 Stay at Chiswick Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  16. 1766 Letter from London David Hume
  17. 1766 Return to London from France Adam Smith
  18. 1767 Under-secretary in London David Hume
  19. 1772 Apprenticeship to James Basire William Blake
  20. 1773 London publishing journey Phillis Wheatley
  21. 1773 Visit to Greenwich Phillis Wheatley
  22. 1773 Visit to the British Museum Phillis Wheatley
  23. 1773 Visit to the Tower of London Phillis Wheatley
  24. 1773 Visit to Westminster Abbey Phillis Wheatley
  25. 1773 London research and writing Adam Smith
  26. 1773 Meeting with Benjamin Franklin Phillis Wheatley
  27. 1774 Sketching assignment at Westminster Abbey William Blake
  28. 1774 London residence while finishing The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
  29. 1776 Last journey: London David Hume
  30. 1777 London lodgings in Suffolk Street Adam Smith
  31. 1779 Royal Academy student William Blake
  32. 1780 Gordon Riots at Newgate Prison William Blake
  33. 1782 Green Street residence William Blake
  34. 1782 Marriage to Catherine Boucher William Blake
  35. 1784 Parker and Blake print shop William Blake
  36. 1785 Poland Street residence William Blake
  37. 1785 First audience with George III John Adams
  38. 1786 London meeting with George III Thomas Jefferson
  39. 1788 Kent and London family journey Jane Austen
  40. 1788 Birth on Holles Street Lord Byron
  41. 1790 Hercules Buildings residence William Blake
  42. 1791 Birth at Newington Butts Michael Faraday
  43. 1795 Winter in London John Quincy Adams
  44. 1796 Journey through London to Rowling Jane Austen
  45. 1797 Marriage to Louisa Catherine Johnson John Quincy Adams
  46. 1799 Medical treatment at Sloane Terrace Lord Byron
  47. 1799 Schooling at Dulwich Lord Byron
  48. 1801 Harrow School Lord Byron
  49. 1803 South Molton Street residence William Blake
  50. 1803 Schooling at Eagle House, Wimbledon Arthur Schopenhauer

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