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[London] : 1754. A fine antique map of Cheap Ward in the City of London. Centred on Cheapside and the Poultry the map extends northwards to the Guildhall and includes the churches of St. Lawrence Jewry, St. Mildred Poultry and St. Mary le Bow (Bow Church), as well as Grocers' Hall, King Street, Queen Street, Bucklersbury, Ironmonger Lane and Bow Lane. A numbered index adds the names of a dozen smaller courts and alleys. The map, decorated with a baroque cartouche, was originally engraved for Richard Blome in the 1690s and first published in 1720. The present example, showing some revision, was prepared to accompany the part-work edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (London 1754-1756).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 302 x 347mm (approx. 11-7/8" x 13-5/8"). Faint old vertical folds, some very faint tanning and offsetting, but overall in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 37/049. Hyde (Ward Maps) 52/2 - Plate 11.

£200

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - the City of London welcomes Mary de Medici to Cheapside in 1639. Engraved (from an earlier source) and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 143 x 214mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 8-3/8"). Text on verso. One tiny spot, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : 1860]. A pleasant antique print of nineteenth century Cheapside - a view of the south side towards Bow Church, with prominence being given to the premises at No. 65 of Thomas Howard Rigge & Co., perfumers and cutlers to the Queen, at the sign of the Civet Cat and Rose. Originally produced for the publisher John Tallis's "London Street Views" (1838 on) and reissued with Thomas Dugdale's part-work survey published as "The Curiosities of Great Britain" or "England Delineated" in various formats between 1838 and 1860.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 65 x 106mm (approx. 2-5/8" x 4-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An antique map of Cheap Ward in the City of London. Centred on Cheapside and the Poultry the map extends northwards to the Guildhall and includes the churches of St. Lawrence Jewry, St. Mildred Poultry and St. Mary le Bow (Bow Church), as well as Grocers' Hall, King Street, Queen Street, Bucklersbury, Ironmonger Lane and Bow Lane. Engraved from an earlier (mid eighteenth-century) source and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 151 x 144mm (approx. 6" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : 1720]. A fine early eighteenth-century antique print - an elegant view of Wren's Bow Church (St Mary le Bow) on Cheapside in the City of London. Engraved by Johannes Kip and originally produced to accompany the 1720 edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (London : 1720).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 340 x 202mm (approx. 13-1/2" x 8"). A very good, clean and sharp impression in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 25/033.

£200

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[London] : 1754. A fine large antique print of Wren's Bow Church (St Mary-le-Bow) and the surrounding buildings on Cheapside by Sutton Nicholls (fl.1689-1729). Originally engraved for the printseller John Bowles in the 1720s and here in a later impression produced for the part-work edition of John Stow, "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster ..." (London 1754-1757).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 455 x 338mm (approx. 18" x 13-1/4"). Two slight horizontal creases, a few very faint marks, but in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 37/048.

£250

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An antique print of the Victorian shops on Cheapside under the celebrated tree at the corner of Wood Street, with fashionably dressed passers-by, etc. Engraved from a study by William Henry Prior and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 144 x 143mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London? : ca.1920]. An attractive etching by a seemingly unrecorded artist - an historical reconstruction of old Cheapside as it may have looked in the sixteenth century, with old St. Paul's with its spire looming beyond. Titled and signed "Sedgwick" in pencil.
Etching on paper. Etched surface 224 x 157mm (approx. 8-7/8" x 6-1/4"). A touch dusty to outer margins, but overall in very good and clean state.

£100

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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A small and pleasant antique print - an attractive view of Cheapside and the Wren church from the west. Engraved by W. S. Wilkinson (fl.1830-1844) from an original study (now in the Museum of London) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864), the master recorder of nineteenth-century London. From Shepherd's partwork series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 117 x 69mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 2-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/138.

£25

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[London : W.S.Orr, 1837 (but later)]. A handsome antique print - a view looking westwards from Poultry along Cheapside towards Bow Church - the shops of Pemm (James Pimm - the caterer and inventor of the Pimm's Cocktail), George Shoobridge, the tailor, and Richard Brook & Son, the goldsmiths, at numbers 3, 2 and 1 Poultry, are shown with some prominence to the left. Engraved by William Edward Albutt (fl.1836-1863) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Woods' "History of London : Illustrated by Views", first published in parts 1837-1838 and subsequently reissued in various guises between 1838 and 1862.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 120 x 155mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6-1/8"). Just a hint of dustiness to lower margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/005.

£40

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. A delightful antique print - a lively street scene with pedestrians, carriages and a heavily laden wagon. The view depicts the eastern end of Cheapside as it continues into Poultry and branches into Bucklersbury. Some prominence is given to the handsome premises of Thomas Tegg (1776-1845), the celebrated bookseller, at No. 73 Cheapside, and the premises of the goldsmiths Brooks & Son can clearly be seen at the junction of Poultry and Bucklersbury. Engraved by the gifted William Wallis (fl. 1816-1855) from an original study 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 104 x 148mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/041.

£50

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. An antique print - a view of the old entrance into Saddlers' Hall from Cheapside. Engraved by William Watkins (fl.1828-1848) from an original study (now in the Guildhall Library) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of ninetenth-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 105 x 65mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 2-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/021.

£25

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London : N. Smith, 1792. A charming antique print of the thirteenth century Eleanor Cross that stood on Cheapside until the time of the Civil War. An engraved caption below the image gives a historical note. Engraved by John Thomas "Antiquity" Smith, draughtsman, etcher, author, scholar and later Keeper of Prints at the British Museum, and published by his father, Nathaniel Smith the "antient printseller", as part of their "Antiquities of London and Environs" series (1791-1800).
Etching and engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 218 x 165mm (approx. 8-5/8" x 6-1/2"). Two tiny marks, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 70/074.

£50

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[London : Alexander Hogg, 1786]. A plain but informative antique print engraved by John G. Wooding (fl.1782-1791). The view depicts the eastern end of Cheapside in the late Middle Ages - with the thirteenth century Eleanor Cross demolished in 1643. The Cross used to stand near the corner of Wood Street. Originally produced for the part-work "The New, Complete, and Universal History, Description, and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (1784) - and here in a slightly later impression dated to 1786.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 142 x 213mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 8-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 63/10A.

£40

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