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[Leiden : 1707]. A fine early eighteenth century print of the Custom House from the river - the quay bustling with activity. Originally produced for Pieter van der Aa's publication "Les Délices de la Grand'Bretagne" (Leiden 1707).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 124 x 151mm (approx. 4-7/8" x 6"). Old folds, paper slightly toned with age, but a good and sharp impression in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 20/007.

£50

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[London : George Virtue, 1842]. An attractive antique print - a view down the Thames from London Bridge, with the Custom House and the Tower of London to the north, the wharves on the south bank. Engraved by Robert Sands (1782-1855) from an original study by William Henry Bartlett. Originally produced for the much admired part-work series "Ports, Harbours, Watering Places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain" (London 1836-1842).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 135 x 174mm (approx. 5-3/8" x 6-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£75

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[London : 1724 (but later)]. A handsome antique print - a pleasantly engraved view of the early eighteenth century Custom House - the quay crowded with shipping. Originally published by John Bowles in 1724, but here in a later impression on wove paper datable to the early years of the nineteenth century. Engraved below the image are six lines of text on the history of the building, etc.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 170 x 214mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 8-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 105/024.

£75

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[London : 1837 (or later)]. A charming antique print of the Custom House from the river - small craft on the water, a bustle of activity on the quay. 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 112 x 151mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 189/006.

£30

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[London : 1773]. A handsome antique print - an eighteenth century view of the London Custom House from the river - the quay bustling with activity. Originally produced for John Noorthouck's "A New History of London..." (London 1773).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 120 x 194mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 7-5/8"). Very faint horizontal fold, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 51/028A.

£40

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London : W. Clarke, 1816. A charming small antique map - the south-east corner of the City of London - the Thames from London Bridge to St. Catherine's Stairs, with Leadenhall Street, Fenchurch Street, Billingsgate, the Custom House, the Tower of London, Trinity Square, the Mint, etc. A vignette view of the New Custom House completes the design. Drawn and engraved by John Greig (fl.1800-1843) and originally produced for the part-work publication "Walks through London, including Westminster and the Borough of Southwark" (London 1816-1817).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 138 x 80mm (approx. 5-1/2" x 3-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 121/002.

£40

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A pleasant antique print - a view of the Custom House from across the Thames - barges in the foreground. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker. 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 160 x 217mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Colnaghi, Sala & Co., 1800. A most attractive antique print - the Custom House from the quay - bales, barrels and hoists. Engraved by William Watts (1753-1851) from an original study by James Miller (fl.1773-1814), and originally produced for Colnaghi's "Select Views in London and Westminster" series. A proof state, before the addition of the title-caption.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 163 x 185mm (approx. 6-1/2" x 7-1/4"). Slight diagonal crease across lower margin, just touching image, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adans 76/013.

£40

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[Paris : 1824]. A charming small antique print - a French aquatint of the London Custom House - the river alive with shipping. Originally produced for George Bernard Depping's "L'Anglettere, ou Description Historique et Topographique de Royaume Uni" (Paris 1823-1824).
Aquatint on paper. Engraved surface 67 x 102mm (approx. 2-5/8" x 4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : J. Coxhead, 1813. A neatly worked antique print showing the river front of the early nineteenth century Custom House. Engraved by S. Owen (fl.1796-1838) 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) - and here in a slightly later impression.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 98 x 145mm (approx. 3-7/8" x 5-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 111/027.

£20

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A handsome antique print - a view of the eighteenth-century Custom House, with shipping on the river and the Tower of London beyond. Engraved by Joseph Swain (1820-1909) from a study by William Henry Prior, based on an older print by the Swiss painter John Maurer (fl.1713-1761). 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 verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A handsome and unusual antique print of the Custom House - the new building by Robert Smirke from the landward side, Lower Thames Street a hive of activity. Engraved by Josiah Henshall (fl.1827-1863) 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 101 x 150mm (approx. 4" x 5-7/8"). Very small and faint mark in lower margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/113.

£25

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[London : 1841]. An attractive view of the busy interior of the early Victorian Custom House at the Port of London, engraved by Henry Melville (fl.1826-1844) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for the part-work "London Interiors : A Grand National Exhibition" (London 1841-1844).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 153 x 194mm (approx. 6" x 7-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 195/005.

£40

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A handsome antique print of the Custom House, with the new Robert Smirke river facade from an adjacent wooden jetty, small boats tying up. Engraved by William Tombleson (fl.1824-1846) from an original study (now in the Guildhall Library) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864), 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 102 x 152mm (approx. 4" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/100.

£30

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[London : R. & J. Dodsley, 1761]. An elegant eighteenth century print of the Custom House from the river - bales and barrels on the quay. Engraved by Benjamin Green (1736?-1800?) 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. Engraved surface 88 x 140mm (approx. 3-1/2" x 5-1/2"). One small mark in lower margin, otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 41/027.

£30

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