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[London] : 1755. An attractive antique map of the western fringe of the City of London, running south from the lower end of Goswell Street, past Barbican (now Beech Street), along Aldersgate Street and St. Martin's le Grand, with Noble Street and Foster Lane to the east, St. Botolph Aldersgate and Little Britain to the west. The map is decorated with a baroque cartouche and the names of seventy-two smaller side-streets and alleys are given in a keyed index. Originally produced by Richard Blome in the late seventeenth century, the map remained unpublished until 1720, with the present version originally produced for the part-work edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (London. 1754-1757).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 305 x 178mm (approx. 12" x 7"). Just a touch of tanning, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 37/054. Hyde (Ward Maps) 1/2.

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[London : 1766]. An attractive antique map of the western fringe of the City of London, running from Barbican (now Beech Street) down to Newgate, via Aldersgate Street and St. Martin's le Grand, with Noble Street and Foster Lane to the east, and Little Britain to the west. The map is decorated with a rococo title-piece, the arms of George Nelson (the then alderman), views of the churches of St. Anne & St. Agnes and St. Botolph Aldersgate, and a compass rose. Originally produced for the "London Magazine" for April 1766. Other maps in this series were engraved by Thomas Bowen and this would also appear to be his work.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 184 x 236mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 9-1/4"). Old and slight vertical folds, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Hyde (Ward Maps) 4/1.

£75

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[London : 1837 (or later)]. A delightful antique print depicting the lower end of St. Martin's le Grand, with the Post Office and St. Paul's. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from a composite study by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz") and Robert Garland (d.1863). Originally produced for Woods' "History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster", first published in parts 1837-1838 and subsequently reissued in various guises.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 101 x 150mm (approx. 4" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/019.

£40

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[London] : 1754 [but 1772]. An attractive antique map of the western fringe of the City of London, running from Barbican (now Beech Street) down to Newgate, via Aldersgate Street and St. Martin's le Grand, with Noble Street and Foster Lane to the east, and Little Britain to the west. The map is decorated with a rococo cartouche, the arms of the then alderman (William Benn), views of the churches of St. Anne & St. Agnes and St. Botolph Aldersgate, and a compass rose. Engraved by Benjamin Cole and originally produced for the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London: 1753-1756) - with the present impression dated to 1772.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 242 x 377mm (approx. 9-3/8" x 14-7/8"). Two short marginal nicks, just touching the engraved surface, but in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 38/010. Hyde (Ward Maps) 3.

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[London : J. Mead, 1844]. An attractive antique print of the bustling interior of the Inland Letter Office of the old General Post Office (GPO East) on St. Martin's le Grand, built by Robert Smirke in 1829. The view depicts dozens of employeees stamping and sorting the mail. Engraved by Thomas Henry Ellis (1814-1886) from an original study by Sir John Gilbert R.A. Originally produced for the part-work "London Interiors : A Grand National Exhibition" (London : 1841-1844).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 146 x 175mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 6-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 195/067.

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[London : J. Mead, 1844]. An antique print of the bustling interior of the old General Post Office (GPO East) on St. Martin's le Grand built by Robert Smirke in 1829. The view depicts the room "arranged for dispatch of newspapers". Engraved by Thomas Henry Ellis (1814-1886) from an original study by Sir John Gilbert R.A. Originally produced for the part-work "London Interiors : A Grand National Exhibition" (London : 1841-1844).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 158 x 177 mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 7"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 195/068.

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. An attractive and unusual late Victorian print - a view looking south down a crowded Aldersgate towards St. Paul's, taken from a rooftop. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker and engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the Leadenhall Press publication "London City" (1891).
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Later hand colour. Image area 219 x 159mm (approx. 8-5/8" x 6-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A very pleasant late Victorian print - the headquarters of the Post Office ablaze with light, top-hatted City gents, a London omnibus, a hansom cab, etc. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker and engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the Leadenhall Press publication "London City" (1891).
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Later hand colour. Image area 157 x 217mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Drapers Record, 1896?]. A pleasant antique print, dating from the mid 1890s. The General Post Office building on the west side of St. Martin's le Grand, St. Paul's looming beyond, the street crowded with traffic. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker and engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the scarce Drapers' Record publication "Textile London".
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Later hand colour. Image area 213 x 148mm (approx. 8-1/4" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : 1878]. A handsome and busy antique print of the exterior of the headquarters of the Post Office on the west side of St. Martin's le Grand (GPO West). Drawn and lithographed by "Maclure & Macdonald" as a supplementary presentation plate for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Lithograph on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 142 x 200mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 7-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : T. Hughes, 1806. A neatly-worked antique print - nineteenth-century Aldersgate Street - with Shaftesbury House (originally Thanet House, built in 1644 by Inigo Jones, and here in its final incarnation as the first London general dispensary). Engraved by J. Simpkins from an original design by the London draughtsman, engraver, printer and printseller, T. Prattent (fl.1790-1819), who had premises in Cloth Fair. Originally produced for B. Lambert, "The History and Survey of London and its Environs from the Earliest Period" (London : 1805-1806).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 97 x 146mm (approx. 3-3/4" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 96/029.

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A most attractive antique print - the busy galleried courtyard of the old coaching inn, with the coffee room to one side, a coach about to depart, etc. Engraved by John Quartley (fl.1835-1878) from an original study (based on an earlier source) by William Henry Prior. Originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 106 x 143mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : Read & Co., [1851]. A highly attractive antique print depicting the foot of St. Martin's le Grand - with St. Paul's dominating the skyline and the old General Post Office built by Robert Smirke in 1829. The street is busy with horse-drawn and pedestrian traffic, the Bank omnibus, etc. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from an original study by Samuel Read R.W.S., draughtsman, illustrator and painter. From the part-work series generally known as "The World's Metropolis, or Mighty London, Illustrated by a Series of Views Beautifully Engraved on Steel" (London 1851-1855).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 174 x 220mm (approx. 6-7/8" x 8-5/8"). A few faint and tiny marks, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 213/031.

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London : Read & Co., [1851]. A handsome antique print of Goldsmiths' Hall on Foster Lane, built by Philip Hardwick between 1829 and 1835. Engraved by William Edward Albutt (fl.1836-1863) from an original study by Samuel Read R.W.S. (1815-1883), draughtsman, illustrator and painter. Originally produced for the part-work series generally known as "The World's Metropolis, or Mighty London, Illustrated by a Series of Views Beautifully Engraved on Steel" (London 1851-1855).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 170 x 225mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 8-7/8"). A couple of tiny marks to outer margins, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 213/035.

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London : Jones & Co., 1830. A most attractive antique print - the exterior from the north. Engraved by William Wallis (fl.1816-1855) from an original study (now in the Guildhall Library) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth century London. From Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 107 x 145mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/053.

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A most attractive antique print - the old Post Office (GPO East) at the foot of St. Martin's le Grand, built by Robert Smirke 1818-1829. Carriages and passers-by in the street, St. Paul's beyond. Engraved by William Tombleson (fl.1824-1846) from an original study (now in the Guildhall Library) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth century London. From Shepherd's series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 103 x 155mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/101.

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London : Jones & Co., 1831. A charming antique print - the bustling courtyard of the old coaching inn, with the coffee room to one side, travellers, coaches, etc. Engraved by William Watkins (fl.1828-1848) from a pencil study (now in the Guildhall Library) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of 19th century London. From Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 118 x 152mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/068.

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London : Jones & Co., 1831. A handsome antique print of nineteenth century Aldersgate Street - with Shaftesbury House (originally Thanet House, built in 1644 by Inigo Jones, and here in its final incarnation as the first London general dispensary), with the shops of John Smith & Son, tea-dealers, at number 36, C. Nunn & Co., linen-drapers at 35, and Spooner & White, cheesemongers at 36. Engraved by Major Samuel Barenger (fl.1807-1831) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth century London. From Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 103 x 145mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/116.

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