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[London : 1772]. A handsome antique print - an austere depiction of the old square-towered seventeenth-century church. 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 187 x 235mm (approx. 7-3/8" x 9-1/4"). Trimmed tight to margins, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : 1720]. A handsome antique map of the area just north of Smithfield Market - from the River Fleet in the west (following the line of the modern Farringdon Road), to St. John's Gate to the north, and to Goswell Street in the east. Readily recognisable place names include Turnmill Street, Cowcross Street, St. John's Lane, St. John Street, and the cluster of buildings and gardens making up the Charterhouse. A keyed table gives the names of twenty-nine of the smaller rents, courts, inns and alleys. Originally produced for the 1720 edition of John Stow's "Survey of London".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 171 x 302mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 11-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 25/053.

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print giving a view towards St. James, Clerkenwell, with cattle being driven to Smithfield, etc. Originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 142 x 142mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : John Harris, 1815. An attractive antique print of the gate - a horse and covered cart pause before the entry. Engraved by T. Matthews (fl.1815-1828) from an original study by John Preston Neale. Originally produced for the part-work "Beauties of England and Wales" (1801-1816).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 108 x 149mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 104/045.

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[London : John Tallis & Co., 1852]. A charming small antique print of the historic gate and the adjacent buildings. An engraving from the workshop of A.H.Payne, originally produced for Payne's "Illustrated London, or a Series of Views in the British Metropolis and its Vicinity" (London: 1846-1847), and here in a slightly later impression.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 69 x 85mm (approx. 2-3/4" x 3-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/033B.

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London : Alexander Hogg, [1786]. A handsome antique print - a view of St. John's Gate from the east. Engraved by John Peltro and originally produced for Hogg's partwork publication "Historical Descriptions of New and Elegant Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of England and Wales".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 135 x 184mm (approx. 5-3/8" x 7-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 63/015A.

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London : Alexander Hogg, [1786]. A handsome antique print - a view of St. John's Gate from the west. Engraved by John Peltro and originally produced for Hogg's partwork publication "Historical Descriptions of New and Elegant Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of England and Wales".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 135 x 184mm (approx. 5-3/8" x 7-1/4"). A couple of tiny spots, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 63/015B.

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London : T. Hughes, 1805. A neatly worked antique print giving a view of the gate and the adjacent buildings. Engraved by E. Shirt 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).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 101 x 144mm (approx. 4" x 5-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 96/049.

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[London : 1806]. An elegant antique print of the old Middlesex Sessions House on Clerkenwell Green, built in 1779-1782 and here still known by the name of Sir Baptist Hicks, whose Jacobean mansion once occupied the site. Engraved by William Poole (fl.1802-1806) from an original study 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 108 x 145mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Mild creasing to lower edge, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - an animated street scene, with a view past carriages, barrels and pedestrians towards the Middlesex Sessions House (built 1779-1782). From a 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 143 x 210mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 8-1/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : Read & Co., [1855]. A handsome antique print - the Gate and the adjacent buildings - the premises of Alfred Rowley, electro-gilder, and Francis Bolt, carpenter and blind-maker, at numbers 3 and 4 St. John's Square, shown in some prominence to the left. Engraved by William Edward Albutt (fl.1836-1863) from an original study by Samuel Read R.W.S. (1815-1883), 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. Engraved surface 182 x 225mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 8-7/8"). A handful of faint and tiny marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 213/078.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A handsome antique print of the notorious Cold Bath Fields Prison, built in 1794 and demolished in 1889. The Mount Pleasant Parcels Post Office stands on the site. Engraved by William Watkins (fl.1828-1848) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. From 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 149mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/169.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1832]. A pleasant antique print - a small exterior view of St. Peter Saffron Hill, built by Charles Barry in 1830-1832. Drawn and engraved 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 117 x 70mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 2-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/187.

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London : Jones & Co., 1831. A delightful antique print - an animated street scene with a carriage, groups of pedestrians and some itinerant vendors. The view depicts the Middlesex Sessions House (built 1779-1782), the Green and some of the houses on either side. Engraved by Samuel Lacey (1786-1859) from an original drawing (now in the Museum of London) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of 19th century London. From 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 106 x 150mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/097.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. A small antique print of the church, a horseman riding by. The present church, built by James Carr in 1778-1782 - seen here before the Victorian remodelling of the spire. Engraved by Josiah Henshall (fl.1827-1863) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of 19th century London. From Shepherd's part-work series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. 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 161/072.

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London : Jones & Co., 1829. An attractive antique print - a pleasant scene depicting the sixteenth century gatehouse, a flag flying above, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians passing below. Engraved by James Baylis Allen (1803-1876) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century London. Originally produced for Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 106 x 148mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-7/8"). A couple of faint marks to outer margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/040.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1829]. An attractive antique print - a pleasant scene depicting the sixteenth century gatehouse, a flag flying above, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians passing below. Engraved by James Baylis Allen (1803-1876) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-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 106 x 148mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/040.

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[London : John Tallis & Co., 1852]. An antique print of the Dame Alice Owen almshouses, as rebuilt in 1840. Originally produced for the John Tallis part-work "Tallis's Illustrated London; in Commemoration of the Great Exhibition of All Nations in 1851. Forming a Complete Guide to The British Metropolis and its Environs" (London 1851-1852).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 98 x 131mm (approx. 3-5/8" x 5-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 215/152.

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London : J. Walker, 1796. A handsome antique print - the Middlesex Sessions House (built 1779-1782) on Clerkenwell Green - a coach and pair raise dust while workmen repair the road. Drawn, engraved and published by John Walker (fl.1784-1802) of Rosoman Street.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 121 x 165mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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