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[London : 1772]. A handsome antique map of Islington and the smaller parishes of Holborn and Clerkenwell to the south, decorated with a fine rococo cartouche and a compass rose. Islington, still at that point semi-rural, is shown as far north as Canonbury House. Upper Street and Lower Street are clearly marked and, to the south, the much more heavily built up area from Queen Square and Great Ormond Street across to Bunhill Row and the (Honourable) Artillery Ground is given in some detail, with Red Lion Square, Grays Inn Road, Clerkenwell Green, the Charterhouse, Old Street, etc., clearly shown. Originally engraved by Benjamin Cole (fl.1723-1767) for the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London : 1753-1756). The present edition is dated to 1772.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 365 x 230mm (approx. 14-3/8" x 9"). Trimmed a little close to neatlines, a few faint nicks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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[London : 1772]. A fine antique print - a carefully engraved view of the church on Upper Street rebuilt between 1751 and 1754. This would appear to be the earliest image of the new church. Engraved by Benjamin Cole (fl.1723-1767) and originally produced for the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London : 1753-1756) - with the present impression dated to 1772.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 371 x 219mm (approx. 14-5/8" x 8-5/8"). One faint mark, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 38/112.

£100

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London : 1827. A charming antique print, originally produced for the part-work series "Views in London and its Vicinity" (London : 1826-1834). Etched and engraved by George Cooke.
Etching and engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 110 x 136mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 5-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 149/019.

£40

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An antique print after William Henry Prior, offering a charming rustic view of the old inn. Originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London : 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 145 x 144mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 5-3/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A highly attractive antique print of the early industrial landscape of the City Road Basin by Pickfords Wharf - warehouses, bridge, smoking chimneys, St. Luke Old Street in the distance and in the foreground a handsome Pickford's barge. Engraved by Frederick James Havell (1801-1840) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Shepherd's series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 96 x 150mm (approx. 3-3/4" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/058.

£30

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London : Jones & Co., 1827. An antique print - the first Church of England missionary seminary, opened in 1825, which used to stand just of Upper Street on the site of the present Sutton Estate. Engraved by Thomas Dale (fl.1818-1828) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Shepherd's part-work series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 104 x 150mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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London : Jones & Co., 1827. A highly attractive antique print of the early industrial landscape - locks, bridge, tunnel, smoking chimneys and in the foreground two handsome Pickford's barges. Engraved by Frederick James Havell (1801-1840) from an original pencil and water-colour drawing (now in the Museum of London) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of ninteenth-century London. Originally produced for Shepherd's part-work series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. 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 154/024.

£40

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[London : Jones & Co., 1829]. An elegant antique print of the church, built by Charles Barry in 1827-1828. Engraved by Frederick James Havell (1801-1840) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century London. Originally produced for Shepherd's series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 103 x 149mm (approx. 4" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/142.

£25

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London : Jones & Co., 1830. A charming antique print of the old inn, engraved by Henry Winsor Bond (fl.1827-1881) from an original study (now in the Museum of London) 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 123 x 151mm (approx. 4-7/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/181.

£25

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. A charming antique print of the church on Upper Street, engraved by Henry Winsor Bond (fl.1827-1881) from an original 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. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 114 x 69mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 2-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/160.

£25

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. An attractive antique print - St. Paul's Church (built by Charles Barry in 1827-1828) on what was then still a country road - a horse-drawn wagon heading out of town. Engraved by Frederick James Havell (1801-1840) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Shepherd's series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 99 x 148mm (approx. 3-7/8" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/114.

£25

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print of Islington Green, with sheep, trees, crowded coaches, etc. Engraved by Joseph Swain and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London : 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 142 x 209mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 8-1/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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