101. South Sea House, Dividend Hall
from ACKERMANN'S MICROCOSM OF LONDON
(1808) 104
Handcoloured
aquatints in three volumes, issued in parts between 1808 and 1810.
Published by Rudolph Ackermann, this series is of interest in
setting a new standard for the figures "staffage" in topographical
prints. This was achieved by an exceptional partnership between
Augustus Pugin, who made the architectural drawing, and Thomas
Rowlandson, who added the figures, frequently caricatures. The
majority of the plates were aquatinted by J. Bluck and Joseph
Stadler . . this one is by Sutherland . This series of prints is
Series 99 as catalogued in London Illustrated 1604-1851 by Bernard
Adams. The image is The Long Room, Custom House. This is the
earlier sepia aquatint as sold £95 good margins let ito a
larger
sheet of paper 'window' style to protect it probably years ago
ST.
KATHERINE'S BY THE TOWER.
Signed
and dated in lower 1.: W. Hollar fecit 1660. Title along the top :
Conventualis Ecclesiae Hospitalis S. Catharinae Juxta Tnrrim London : a
Meridie prospectus. Dedication of the donor of the plate, William
Petit, in cartouche upper r. Page number 4.60 lower r. Occurs folded in
Dugdale, Monasticon, Vol. II. (1661), between pp. 460 and 461.
The
Royal Hospital and collegiate church of St. Katherine's, founded by
Eleanor, Queen of Henry II, in 1273, and remaining under the patronage
of the Queen Consort, 1 existed on the same site until 1825. It was
then pulled down to make room for St. Katherine's Dock. The foundation
was transferred to Regent's Park, but there are only a few remains of
the old church in the new St. Katherine's (e.g. part of some of the
stalls). . . . .St Katharine's by the Tower - full name Royal Hospital
and Collegiate Church of St. Katharine by the Tower - was a medieval
church and hospital next to the Tower of London. The establishment was
founded in 1148 and demolished in 1825 to build St Katharine Docks,
which takes its name from it. £55 inc x 2 also on Hollar
page
East India House
Steel engraving published in London by Read & Co.,
1855 Mark Lane
& the 1828 Corn Exchange . Engraved by William Edward Albutt
(fl.1836-1863) from Samuel Read . Originally from the
part-work "The
World's Metropolis, or Mighty London, Illustrated by a Series of Views
Beautifully Engraved on Steel" (London 1851-1855). Image 17 x 22 cm
£20
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House in Clapton in which Mr Howard
was born
From the The Gentleman's Magazine .The Gentleman's Magazine was a
monthly magazine published in London in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th
century. The magazine began publication with the January 1731 issue.
Over time the magazine had various subtitles, including "monthly
intelligencer" and "historical review". It restarted its volume
numbering in 1868. It ceased publication in 1907. Size 12 x 21s+
cm.dated 1793 John Howard (prison reformer)£18
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Limehouse Church
Antique
steel engraved print
by Drawn by Hablot Browne (Phiz) from a Sketch by R.
Garland. Engraved by J. Woods
Image 16 x 11 cm for Woods' "History of London : Illustrated by
Views", first published in parts 1837-1838 and subsequently reissued in
various editions. £10
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St James, Clerkenwell
Drawn by John Coney, (1786-1833)Engraved
by Joseph Skelton,
(fl.1820-1850)Published in 1814/18 in the
Architectural Series of
London Churches/ Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini . Published by J.
Booth Approx 16cms by 22cms some have fhistorical
descriptions under
the picture. Unmounted £35 inc delivery
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St John of Jersualem, Clerkenwell
Drawn by John Coney, (1786-1833)Engraved
by Joseph Skelton,
(fl.1820-1850)Published in 1814/18 in the
Architectural Series of
London Churches/ Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini . Published by J.
Booth Approx 16cms by 22cms some have fhistorical
descriptions under
the picture. Unmounted £35 inc delivery
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ST. Georges in the East, Cannon Street
Wapping
Drawn by John Coney, (1786-1833)Engraved
by Joseph Skelton,
(fl.1820-1850)Published in 1814/18 in the
Architectural Series of
London Churches/ Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini . Published by J.
Booth Approx 16cms by 22cms some have fhistorical
descriptions under
the picture. Unmounted £35 inc delivery
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Christ Church Spitalfileds
Drawn by John Coney, (1786-1833)Engraved
by Joseph Skelton,
(fl.1820-1850)Published in 1814/18 in the
Architectural Series of
London Churches/ Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini . Published by J.
Booth Approx 16cms by 22cms some have fhistorical
descriptions under
the picture. Unmounted £35 inc delivery
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ST Matthew ,Bethnal Green
Drawn by John Coney, (1786-1833)Engraved
by Joseph Skelton,
(fl.1820-1850)Published in 1814/18 in the
Architectural Series of
London Churches/ Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini . Published by J.
Booth Approx 16cms by 22cms some have fhistorical
descriptions under
the picture. Unmounted £35 inc delivery
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Interior of St Dunstan's Stepney
Drawn by John Coney, (1786-1833)Engraved
by Joseph Skelton,
(fl.1820-1850)Published in 1814/18 in the
Architectural Series of
London Churches/ Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini . Published by J.
Booth Approx 16cms by 22cms some have fhistorical
descriptions under
the picture. Unmounted £35 inc delivery x 2
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The North Prospect of the Parish Church of St Alphage near
Sion College
amended to St Albans ,Wood Street
This image showing some minor revision, was prepared for inclusion in
the part-work edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London
and Westminster" Engraved by Benjamin Cole (fl.1723-1767) and
originally produced for the part-work edition of William Maitland's
"History of London" (London : 1753-1756). Copper engraved print, good
condition. Size 36 x 24 cms plus margins. £25 full page good
borders
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South East view of the church of St Dunstan in the East
Drawn by John Coney, (1786-1833)Engraved
by Joseph Skelton,
(fl.1820-1850)Published in 1814/18 in the
Architectural Series of
London Churches/ Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini . Published by J.
Booth Approx 16cms by 22cms some have fhistorical
descriptions under
the picture. Unmounted £25 larger plate but surface soiling ie
grubby with watermark to rt margin
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The Custom House
. .the image
was first published in 1720. The
present example, showing some minor revision, was prepared for
inclusion in the part-work edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the
Cities of London and Westminster" (London 1740's).Copper line
engraving on paper. £45
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Christ
Church, Spitalfields, +
St. Dunstan's
in the East,
Antique
steel engraved print
by Thomas
Hosmer Shepherd (1793
to 1864) who was employed by Frederick Crace for a series of
drawings
of London. Many of the engravings include figures, carriages or boats .
Originally produced for
Shepherd's much scarcer "London
and its Environs in the Nineteenth
Century, " (1829). Image 16 x 11 cm
£8 unmounted
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Trinity
Church,New Road;
Antique
steel engraved print
by Thomas
Hosmer Shepherd (1793
to 1864) who was employed by Frederick Crace for a series of
drawings of London. Many of the engravings include figures, carriages
or boats . Originally produced for
Shepherd's "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the
Nineteenth Century" (1826 to1827).
Image 16 x 11 cm E1£6
. . 3 copies
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Chapel of Ease ,
Stafford New Road
Antique
steel engraved print
by Thomas
Hosmer Shepherd (1793
to 1864) who was employed by Frederick Crace for a series of
drawings
of London. Many of the engravings include figures, carriages or boats .
Originally produced for
Shepherd's "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the
Nineteenth Century" (1826 to1827).
Image 16 x 11 cm £6
. . 3 copies
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Chapel of Ease
, West hackney
Antique
steel engraved print
by Thomas
Hosmer Shepherd (1793
to 1864) who was employed by Frederick Crace for a series of
drawings
of London. Many of the engravings include figures, carriages or boats .
Originally produced for
Shepherd's "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the
Nineteenth Century" (1826 to1827). Image 28 x
22 cm £6
. . 4 copies
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New Church ; Haggerstone;
Antique
steel engraved print
by Thomas
Hosmer Shepherd (1793
to 1864) who was employed by Frederick Crace for a series of
drawings
of London. Many of the engravings include figures, carriages or boats .
Originally produced for
Shepherd's "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the
Nineteenth Century" (1826 to1827). Image 16 x
11 cm £6
. .. .4 copies
tinted £8
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London Orphan Asylum ,
Clapton
Antique
steel engraved print
by Thomas
Hosmer Shepherd (1793
to 1864) who was employed by Frederick Crace for a series of
drawings
of London. Many of the engravings include figures, carriages or boats .
Originally produced for
Shepherd's "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the
Nineteenth Century" (1826 to1827). Image
16 x 11 cm£6
. .x 7
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La Douane du Costume House
Custom House
Custom House is an area in the London Borough of Newham/docklands .From
James Beverell's La Delices de la
Grande Bretagne et de L’Irlande was first published in 1707
in eight
volumes very fine plates by J. Goeree (1670-1731) .Etching and line
engraving on paper. Pieter van der Aa was a Leiden bookseller and
publisher.Image12.5 x 16 cm £45
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The
New Bridge
Die
Neue
Bruche
Image 8.6x13
cm, Engraving on steel c 1820
Published (Eigenthum de Verleger ) d Kunstanst d Bibliogr de
Heildbh from The Bibliographisches Institut original version of
journal, Meyer's Universum, from 1833 to 1864, £10
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Custom
House & London
Bridge
.from "The
World's Metropolis, or Mighty London,
Illustrated by a Series of Views Beautifully Engraved on Steel"
(London 1851-1855). by T.H.Shepherd, unmounted some age toning to
the edge of the page. Image 23 x 16 cm full page £12 . .. 2
copies
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Custom
House
Antique
steel engraved
print from published in
Lambert's History of
London, 1805. £12 unmounted
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Stepney Church
Antique
engraved print for the The Gentleman's
Magazine .The Gentleman's Magazine was a monthly magazine published
in London in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th century. The magazine
began publication with the January 1731 issue. £15 RARE c
1760's.
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Brewer's Alm's Houses ; Mile End;
Antique
steel engraved print
by Thomas
Hosmer Shepherd (1793
to 1864) who was employed by Frederick Crace for a series of
drawings
of London. Many of the engravings include figures, carriages or boats .
Originally produced for
Shepherd's "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the
Nineteenth Century" (1826 to1827). Image 16 x
11 cm £6
. . x 5
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West India Docks from
the South West
Originally
produced for Phillips' part-work
"Modern London : Being the History and Present State of the British
Metropolis" (London : 1804).Closer cut laid to paper £10 MISSING
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New Church; Stepney;2
Antique
steel engraved print
by Thomas
Hosmer Shepherd (1793
to 1864) who was employed by Frederick Crace for a series of
drawings
of London. Many of the engravings include figures, carriages or boats .
Originally produced for
Shepherd's "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the
Nineteenth Century" (1826 to1827). Image 16 x
11 cm £6. . 5 copies inc tinted
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East India House
Antique steel
engraved prints originally from
Beauties of England & Wales by John Britton
(1771&endash;1857), English antiquary and topographer and E. W.
Brayley. The two friends wrote part of Beauties of England and
Wales (18 vol., in 25, 1801&endash;15) image 11 x 16cm
app. i £12
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2copies
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