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[London : John Bowles, ca.1765]. A handsome and uncommon antique print - a view along Cornhill towards St. Paul's - the imposing eighteenth century Royal Exchange, with its fashionable shops around the outer rim and on the opposite side of Cornhill shown in some prominence. The publisher's own premises, at the Black Horse in Cornhill, must be among the shops shown to the left.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 194 x 241mm (approx. 7-5/8" x 9-1/2"). Short and unobtrusive repaired tears to margins; a few slight marks and creases, but overall in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£150

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London : John [Bowles, ca.1750]. A handsome antique print - a mid eighteenth century vue d'optique or perspective view (without the customary lateral inversion) - offering a view of Cornhill, the Royal Exchange, etc., with St. Paul's away to the west in the distance. A variant of the 1754 Bowles view in the Guildhall Library (Pr.512/ROY(2)ext), with a different title and showing detail of the east end of the Exchange rather than the adjacent Cornhill buildings.
Copper line engraving on paper. Contemporary hand colour. Engraved surface 233 x 406mm (approx. 9-1/4" x 16"). Cropped to neatlines, laid down on contemporary card, with the edges bound in dark paper to facilitate viewing in an optical machine. A portion of the caption and imprint are preserved on the rear of the card. Edges of card worn, a few minor discolourations and faint marks, a touch dusty, but an attractive survival. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£400

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[London] : 1748. An interesting and highly detailed map of the central portion of Cornhill (from Pope's Head Alley to St. Michael's Alley), Birchin Lane, part of Lombard Street, Castle Court, White-Lyon Yard, and part of George Yard - giving the names and occupations of the tenants of the burnt-out properties - including many of the local bookshops and coffee-houses. Originally produced for a contemporary issue of "The London Magazine : or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 174 x 229mm (approx. 6-7/8" x 9"). Old vertical folds; minor creasing; a few faint marks and spots, but overall in very good state for an ephemeral item of this type. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Jolly : Lond-32.

£100

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - the original sixteenth century Royal Exchange on Cornhill, built by Sir Thomas Gresham and destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Engraved from a contemporary source and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 86 x 150mm (approx. 3-3/8" x 5-7/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Sir George Nayler, 1827. A superbly crafted antique print, richly illuminated in colours and gold - the King in his carriage at the entrance of the Royal Exchange, crowds rejoicing on the pavement, military musicians on horseback, etc. From the never-completed series begun by Sir George Nayler, Garter King of Arms, in 1823.
Aquatint on paper, with full original hand colour. Engraved surface 294 x 332mm (approx. 11-1/2" x 13-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antque print. Adams 232/002.

£400

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[London : ca.1845]. A scarce and attractive antique print - a vignette view of the recently rebuilt Royal Exchange - but a view taken from Cornhill and giving good detail of the back of the building and the shops at the south-east corner - fashionably dressed visitors admire the architecture of Sir William Tite and an omnibus heads towards the Bank. Printed on writing paper and probably originally designed for use as ornamental stationery.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 129 x 154mm (approx. 5-1/8" x 6-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£50

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[London : Illustrated London News, 1844]. A pleasant antique print - a view of the shops on the Cornhill side of the Royal Exchange - a carriage and pair trot by. Originally produced for the "Illustrated London News".
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 171 x 235mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 9-1/4"). Text on verso. Just a touch dusty, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - the north side of Cornhill and the imposing eighteenth century Royal Exchange. Engraved (from an earlier source) by the Typographic Etching Co. 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 212mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 8-3/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[Paris : Chez Buisson, 1788]. A scarce antique print - a late eighteenth century French view of Cornhill and the Royal Exchange, with good architectural detail. Originally produced for the "Londres et ses Environs, ou Guide des Voyageurs" (Paris 1788).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 210 x 209mm (approx. 8-1/4" x 8-1/4"). Old folds, with some minor surface wear, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 65/004.

£100

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[London : ca.1844]. A handsome antique print of the rebuilt Royal Exchange from the south-west - the Bank of England beyond and one of the new London omnibuses prominent in the foreground. Very faintly signed "C. Knight" in the plate and originally produced for later issues of John Woods' "History of London : Illustrated by Views", first published (without this plate) in parts 1837-1838 and subsequently reissued in various guises between 1838 and 1862.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 113 x 149mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 5-7/8"). Slight nick in lower margin and one or two faint marks, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/031.

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[London : 1894]. A charming antique print - the heart of the City of London bustling with traffic. Originally produced for the English edition of Elisee Reclus, "The Earth and its Inhabitants", published serially in both Paris and London 1878-1894.
Wood engraving on paper. Engraved surface 128 x 190mm (approx. 5-1/8" x 7-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteeed genuine antique print.

£50

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Paris : Maillet, [ca.1780]. A handsome antique print - a late eighteenth century vue d'optique or perspective view, presenting a laterally reversed image intended for viewing in an optical diagonal machine (zograscope) - a view along old Cornhill - the second Royal Exchange dominating the landscape - St. Paul's away in the distance. Produced by the Paris engraver and printseller, Joseph Maillet (d.1788).
Copper line engraving on paper, with striking original hand colour. Engraved surface 237 x 384mm (approx. 9-1/4" x 15-1/8"). A few faint marks and minor signs of age, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£300

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[London : T. Malton, 1781]. A most attractive antique print - the Royal Exchange from the south-west - Cornhill alive with elegance and bustle. From Malton's first (untitled) series of London views published between 1781 and 1787 - the plates being rather larger than those of his better-known later series.
Aquatint on paper, with original hand colour. Engraved surface 326 x 474mm (approx. 12-7/8" x 18-5/8"). Cropped to neatline, laid down and re-margined, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 72/D.

£750

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Paris : 1751 [but later]. A handsome antique print - a mid eighteenth century vue d'optique or perspective view, presenting a laterally reversed image intended for viewing in an optical diagonal machine (zograscope) - a view of Cornhill and the Royal Exchange, with St. Paul's visible in the distance - horse-drawn traffic labouring along the road. Engraved by Maurille Antoine Moithey - the extent of plagiarism from an English source even extending to the copying of the dated copyright statement.
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 238 x 386mm (approx. 9-3/8" x 15-1/8"). Faint fringe of mild discolouration to upper right-hand corner, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£250

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London : W. Morgan, 1838. A charming example of the Victorian protean print or metamorphic scene - a print so designed as to change in appearance when held up before a strong light. As the text explains: "This print at first represents the venerable building early in the morning, on the 10th day of January; and, upon holding it before the light, you will observe the awful conflagration, as it appeared on the night of the same day, which totally destroyed the Exchange".
Lithograph on paper, with tissue underlay, laid on to the original grey backing sheet with a lithographic descriptive label. Original hand colour. Image area 158 x 226mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8-7/8"). A few slight spots; tissue underlay slightly damaged at outer edges (not affecting the quality of the transformation); but a very good copy of a scarce and fragile item. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£400

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An antique print of Cornhill as it stood in the early seventeenth century - with the tower of the first Royal Exchange and the Tun. Engraved from a study (based on an earlier source) 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 216mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 8-1/2"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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London : J. Asperne, 1820. An uncommon antique print - a view of Cornhill and the long-established insurance offices of the Union Assurance. Engraved by Samuel Rawle (1776-1860) from an original study by his son, George Rawle. Originally produced for publication in the "European Magazine".
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 201 x 110mm (approx. 7-7/8" x 4-3/8"). Small tear in lower margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : W. S. Orr, 1837 (but later)]. A handsome antique print - a bustling Cornhill from the west with the old Royal Exchange. The offices of Royal Exchange Life Assurance are clearly marked - and the premises of Allison, Knight & Co., tailors, at 16 Cornhill, are clearly shown at the extreme right. Engraved by John Woods from an original drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and originally produced for John Woods' "History of London: Illustrated by Views", first published in parts 1837-1838 and subsequently reissued in various guises between 1838 and 1862. In these later issues, the present print appears - as here - with the addition of the words "The Late" to the title.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 120 x 152mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/020.

£40

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London : Orr & Co., 1837. A handsome antique print - a bustling Cornhill from the west with the old Royal Exchange. The offices of Royal Exchange Life Assurance are clearly marked - and the premises of Allison, Knight & Co., tailors, at 16 Cornhill, are clearly shown at the extreme right. Engraved by John Woods from an original drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864) and originally produced for John Woods' "History of London: Illustrated by Views" (1837-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 120 x 152mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6"). Mild spotting of lower margin below image, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/020.

£60

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. An antique print - an attractive view of the Wren church and its Hawksmoor tower from the garden. Engraved by William Watkins (fl.1828-1848) from a sepia wash drawing, now in the Guildhall Library, by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. From Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 108 x 68mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 2-5/8"). Trimmed a little close to left-hand margin, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/063.

£25

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[London : Illustrated London News, 1847]. An interesting antique print - a view from Cornhill of the buildings immediately behind the Royal Exchange - one of the first purpose-built office blocks in the world - the elegant shops beneath echoing those of the Exchange itself. Engraved by Frederick James Smyth (fl.1841-1867) and originally produced for the "Illustrated London News".
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 140 x 220mm (approx. 5-1/2" x 8-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : R. & J. Dodsley, 1761]. A charming antique print - a mid eighteenth century view of Cornhill and the Royal Exchange - a coach-and-six passes through as pedestrians cross. Engraved by John Green (fl.1754-1761) from an original study by the painter and illustrator Samuel Wale, first Professor of Perspective at the Royal Academy. Originally produced for Robert Dodsley's part-work compilation, "London and its Environs Described" (London 1761).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 91 x 139mm (approx. 3-5/8" x 5-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 41/063.

£40

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London : Robert Wilkinson, 1814. A handsome antique print - "This View exhibits the Pump formerly situated at the Intersection of Gracechurch Street, Cornhill, Bishopsgate Street, and Leadenhall Street. The other Structures are the Church of St. Peter upon Cornhill and Part of Leadenhall, near the North End of Gracechurch Street". Originally produced for Wilkinson's ambitious part-work "Londina Illustrata, Graphic and Historic Memorials" (London 1808-1825).
Copper line engraving and etching on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 199 x 265mm (approx. 7-7/8" x 10-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 131/006.

£125

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[London : Illustrated London News, ca.1860]. An antique print - the newly-built headquarters of the Victorian bank on Finch Lane between Threadneedle Street and Cornhill. The premises of Reuben Hibberd, shell fishmonger, at No. 20 Finch Lane, are shown in some prominence to the right. Engraved by J.M.Williams and originally produced for the "Illustrated London News".
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 190 x 138mm (approx. 7-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Text on verso. One faint crease, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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