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[London : W.S.Orr, 1837 (or later)]. An antique print - the splendid Nicholas Hawksmoor church of St. Anne Limehouse. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from a composite study by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz") and Robert Garland (d.1863). In the foreground, "Phiz" has conjured up the scene of an early Victorian funeral. Originally produced for Woods' "History of London : Illustrated by Views", first published in parts 1837-1838 and subsequently reissued in various guises between 1838 and 1862.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 159 x 106mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 4-1/8"). Minor creasing to left-hand blank margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/023.

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[London : Art-Union Journal, ca.1845]. A handsome antique print - the broad reaches of the Thames below London Bridge - the river crowded with shipping - St. Paul's in the far distance - the wooden riverside wharves of Ratcliffe or Limehouse to the right. Engraved by William Miller (1796-1882) from the original painting by Sir Augustus Wall Callcott R.A.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 182 x 226mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 8-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£100

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London : J. Booth, 1816. A handsome antique print - the splendid Nicholas Hawksmoor church of St. Anne Limehouse. Engraved by William Wise (fl.1790-1818) from an original drawing (dated 1811 and now in the Guildhall Library) by John Coney. Originally produced for the part-work series "Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini; being a Series of Views" (London : 1810-1823) - "the first artistically competent and exhaustive illustration of the golden age of London church building" (Adams). Below the image are several lines of explanatory text.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 258 x 166mm (approx. 10-1/8" x 6-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 129/016.

£75

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A highly attractive antique print of barges manoeuvering at Limehouse Basin (the Regent's Canal Dock). 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. Originally produced for Shepherd's series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 102 x 152mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/059.

£40

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London : Jones & Co., 1827. A highly attractive antique print of Limehouse Basin (the Regent's Canal Dock), with ships and lighters on the water and the Hawksmoor church beyond. 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 148mm (approx. 3-7/8" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/023.

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London : Jones & Co., 1827. A highly attractive antique print of Limehouse Basin (the Regent's Canal Dock), with ships and lighters on the water - the Hawksmoor church beyond. 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 96 x 148mm (approx. 3-7/8" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/023.

£40

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