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London : C. Tilt, 1838. An attractive antique print - the fine interior of the Wren church of All Hallows the Great, which formerly occupied part of the present site of Mondial House. The view shows the chancel screen and pulpit sounding-board now removed to St. Margaret Lothbury. Engraved by Thomas Turnbull (fl.1827-1843) 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 117 x 152mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 189/062.

£20

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[London] : 1772. A fine antique map of the adjacent wards of Walbrook and Dowgate in the heart of the City of London, running north from the Thames and the site of the modern Cannon Street Station as far as Lombard Street. The area covered takes in parts of Upper Thames Street and Cannon Street, Dowgate Hill, Walbrook, St. Stephen Walbrook and the Mansion House. The map is decorated with a rococo cartouche and vignette views of St. Stephen Walbrook and St. Michael College Hill. Originally produced for John Noorthouck's part-work "A new history of London including Westminster and Southwark" (London 1772-1773). Other maps in this series were engraved by Thomas Bowen and this would also appear to be his work.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 184 x 235mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 9-1/4"). Some very faint offsetting, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 51/021. Hyde (Ward Maps) 109.

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[London : 1772]. A handsome antique print - an austere elevation of the Wren church of All Hallows the Great. 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. Engraved surface 209 x 242mm (approx. 8-1/4" x 9-1/2"). Trimmed tight to neatlines, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 38/047A.

£40

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. An atmospheric antique print of the busy Victorian platforms and waiting steam trains. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker (1862-1934) 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 158 x 219mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : 1852]. A small antique print of the elegant Wren exterior. 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 dating from 1852.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 64 x 85mm (approx. 2-1/2" x 3-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/090B.

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[London : 1852]. A small antique print of the elegant exterior. 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 dating from 1852.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 68 x 86mm (approx. 2-5/8" x 3-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/103B.

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A Victorian representation of the mid-sixteenth century Steelyard - the cluster of buildings and the quay from the river - the London headquarters of the powerful Hanseatic League that formerly stood on the site of Cannon Street Station. From a study (based on Anthony van den Wyngaerde's sixteenth century drawing) 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 146 x 221mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 8-3/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : John Harris, 1815. An antique print - the principal facade of the original Merchant Taylors' School in Suffolk Lane near Cannon Street Station - the school long since removed to Northwood. Drawn and engraved by George Sidney Shepherd and originally produced for the part-work "Beauties of England and Wales" (1801-1816).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 117 x 141mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 5-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 104/013.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1832]. An attractive antique print - a delightful view of the Wren church of All Hallows the Great, which formerly occupied part of the present site of Mondial House. Engraved by John James Hinchliff (1805-1875) from a pencil drawing (now in the Guildhall Library) 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 110 x 152mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/179.

£25

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. A pleasant antique print of the facade of the old Dyers' Hall off Dowgate Hill - condemned as unsafe in 1838 and replaced on the same site by the present Hall. The church of St. Michael Paternoster Royal can be seen beyond the Hall. Engraved by John Greig (fl.1800-1843) from an original pencil drawing (now in the Guildhall Library) 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 116 x 149mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/083.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. A pleasant antique print of the ornate entrance to the hall just off Dowgate Hill. Engraved by John Greig (fl.1800-1843) from an original pencil drawing (now in the Guildhall Library) 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). This would appear to be the earliest print of the hall.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 115 x 67mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 2-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/081.

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London : Jones & Co., [1831]. A pleasant antique print of the original Merchant Taylors' School in Suffolk Lane near Cannon Street Station. From Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832). Drawn and engraved by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth century London.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 107 x 68mm (approx 4-1/4"x 2-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/175.

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London : Jones & Co., 1830. A fine antique print of the handsome facade of the Hall, with the ionic pilasters and entablature designed by Jupp in 1778. Engraved by Major Samuel Barenger (fl.1807-1831) 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. Engraved surface 120 x 152mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/047.

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