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London : C. Tilt, 1838. A handsome antique print giving a view of the exterior of the Wren church of St. Margaret Pattens and the adjacent buildings at the foot of Rood Lane. Engraved by John le Keux (1783-1846) from an original study by the painter and architect Robert William Billings. Originally produced for George Godwin's serially published "The Churches of London" (London : 1837-1839).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 171 x 92mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 3-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 189/064.

£25

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[London : 1772]. A handsome antique print - an austere depiction of the Wren church of St. Margaret Pattens, built between 1684 and 1687. Originally engraved by Benjamin Cole (fl.1723-1767) for the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London: 1753-1756), but here in a slightly later printing from 1772.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 240 x 177mm (approx. 9-3/8" x 7"). Trimmed tight to margins, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : 1756]. A fine eighteenth-century map of the Billingsgate and Bridge Wards in the City of London. From the northern end of London Bridge the map extends across (Lower) Thames Street and Eastcheap into Gracechurch Street and includes the Monument, Billingsgate Market and Fishmongers' Hall, the churches of St. Magnus the Martyr, St. Margaret Pattens, St. Mary at Hill and St. George, as well as Love Lane, Botolph Lane, Pudding Lane and Fish Street Hill. The map is decorated with a rococo cartouche, a compass rose, the arms of the contemporary aldermen (William Beckford and William Stephenson) and elevations of St. Mary and St. George (incorrectly captioned St. Botolph). Engraved by Benjamin Cole and originally produced for the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London : 1753-1756).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 243 x 366mm (approx. 9-1/2" x 14-3/8"). Trimmed tight and remargined, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 38/014. Hyde (Ward Maps) 19.

£150

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[London : J. Booth, 1814]. A handsome antique print - the exterior of the hidden-away Wren church of St. Mary-at-Hill. Engraved by Joseph Skelton (1781?-1850) from an original drawing (dated 1812 and now in the British Museum) by John Coney. Originally produced for the part-work series "Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini; being a Series of Views" (London : 1810-1823) - "the first artistically competent and exhaustive illustration of the golden age of London church building" (Adams). Below the image are several lines of explanatory text.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 216 x 217mm (approx. 8-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Trimmed within imprint at foot, a few tiny marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 129/077.

£60

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[London : Cassell & Co., 1878]. A handsome antique print of the imposing Victorian river facade of Billingsgate, built by City Architect Sir Horace Jones between 1874 and 1877. Originally produced as a presentation plate for the part-work "Old and New London" (London : 1873-1878).
Line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 144 x 203mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A pleasant antique print - a vignette view of the Wren church of St. Margaret Pattens, with the adjacent buildings on Eastcheap. 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 163 x 101mm (approx. 6-3/8" x 4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An antique print of Billingsgate from the river as it appeared in the early nineteenth century. Engraved by Benjamin Fleming (fl.1874-1878) from an original study 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 144mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1837 (or later)]. A charming antique print of Billingsgate from the river - small boats crowding the old timbered quay. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from an original study by the landscape-painter John Francis Salmon. 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 114 x 159mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 6-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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London : Jones & Co., 1830. A handsome antique print of the old Coal Exchange that used to stand opposite Billingsgate Market on the corner of Lower Thames Street and St. Mary at Hill. Engraved by Robert Acon (1792-1880) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864). Originally produced for Shepherd's part-work series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 114 x 147mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/061.

£25

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[London : 1830]. An attractive antique print of the elegant arcaded weigh-house that used to stand on the south side of Eastcheap - between Botolph Lane and Lovat Lane. Engraved by Robert Acon (1792-1880) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of 19th century London. Originally produced for Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 107 x 148mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/060.

£25

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. A charming antique print - Rood Lane and the Wren church of St. Margaret Pattens from the south. Engraved by Josiah Henshall (fl.1827-1863) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Shepherd's part-work series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 112 x 66mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 2-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/073.

£25

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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A very pleasant antique print - a view of the church and the hill dropping down to Lower Thames Street. Engraved by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864) from his own sepia and wash drawing (now in the Museum of London). Originally produced for Shepherd's part-work series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 108 x 70mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 2-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/176.

£25

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. A very pleasant antique print - the eighteenth-century Watermen's Hall (now Watermen and Lightermen's Hall) and the adjacent buildings on St. Mary at Hill. Engraved by James Tingle (1801-1858) from a sepia and wash drawing (now in the Museum of London) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Shepherd's part-work series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 109 x 68mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 2-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/087.

£20

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[London : 1884]. An attractive and atmospheric antique print of the early morning bustle at Billingsgate - porters jostling, fish on slabs, etc. Engraved from an original study by the painter and illustrator Charles Joseph Staniland. Originally produced for Clara L. Matéaux's "Rambles Round London Town" (London 1884).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 122 x 165mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6-3/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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