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[London : George Virtue, 1842]. A handsome antique print - a general view of the City of London - St. Paul's on the skyline, the three bridges, etc. Engraved by Edward John Roberts (1797-1865) from an original study by the much-admired 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. Engraved surface 144 x 185mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 7-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£75

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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] : Longman & Co., [1829]. A handsome antique print - old London Bridge in its last days, work in progress - the Monument, St. Magnus the Martyr, Fishmongers' Hall and the City beyond. Engraved by John le Keux (1783-1846) from an original study by William Henry Bartlett, with the figures by the well-known William Harvey. Originally produced for John Britton's "Picturesque Antiquities of the English Cities" (London, 1829-1830). The plate is dedicated to Henry Carington Bowles F.S.A.
Line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 170 x 204mm (approx. 6-5/8" x 8-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 165/001.

£75

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[London : W.S.Orr, 1837 (but later)]. A pleasant antique print - London Bridge from the south-west - Fishmongers' Hall, the Monument and the spire of St. Magnus the Martyr beyond. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from a study by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz") (1815-1882) which was in turn based on a drawing by Robert Garland (d.1863). Originally produced for Wood's "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 114 x 151mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 6"). Faint mark to lower margin, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/011.

£40

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London : 1827. An attractive, interesting and exquisitely engraved antique print, depicting the construction of the arches of the new London Bridge, with boats and cranes - the City of London and the Monument beyond. Etched and engraved by George Cooke (1781-1834) from an original study by the young Edward William Cooke R.A., worked up for publication by Clarkson Stanfield R.A. Originally produced for the part-work series "Views in London and its Vicinity" (London 1826-1834).
Etching and engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 137 x 204mm (approx. 5-3/8" x 8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 149/002.

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London : J. Stockdale, 1798. A handsome antique print - a view old London Bridge from the west - the City of London to the left, with the Monument, the churches of St. Magnus, St. Dunstan in the East, etc., and the Tower of London beyond. Engraved by J. Dadley (fl.1796-1804) from an original study by the landscape painter Edward Dayes. Originally produced for Henry Hunter's part-work "The History of London and its Environs" published serially between 1796 and 1811.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 178 x 241mm (approx. 7" x 9-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 107/022.

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[London : The Graphic, 1876]. A large and handsome antique print - pedestrian and horse-drawn traffic struggles through the howling rain at the southern end of London Bridge - umbrellas, hats and heads down. An ironic view of a London May Day, engraved from an original study by Godefroy Durand (fl.1870-1890), born in Dusseldorf of French parents in 1832 and working in London from 1870. Originally produced for "The Graphic" of 6th May 1876.
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 299 x 502mm (approx. 11-3/4" x 19-3/4"). Text on verso. Some wrinkling and minor discolouration to left-hand margin; very faint central fold, but otherwise in good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£100

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[London : 1860]. A pleasant small antique print - the London Bridge built between 1825 and 1831 - a view from the west, with shipping on the river. Originally produced for the publisher John Tallis's "London Street Views" (1838 on) and reissued with Thomas Dugdale's part-work survey published as "The Curiosities of Great Britain" or "England Delineated" in various formats between 1838 and 1860.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 58 x 116mm (approx. 2-1/4" x 4-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London] : 1832. An interesting and uncommon antique print - London Bridge being taken down - a view from the north-west - the masts of shipping in the Port of London beyond. Originally produced to accompany the "Gentleman's Magazine" of March 1832.
Lithograph on paper. Printed surface 110 x 170mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 6-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : 1758]. An uncommon broadside news print - a view from the west - London Bridge partly collapsed (London Bridge is Falling Down) in the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the temporary wooden walkway at the centre of the bridge on 11th April 1758. The houses were permanently removed after this time. The print is clearly related to the one published by William Herbert at the same time, but differs in title and minor details.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 212 x 328mm (approx. 8-3/8" x 12-7/8". Trimmed to neatlines; short repaired tear to lower margin; old vertical folds with slight wear; but a good and presentable example of a scarce survival. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : 1850]. A charming oval vignette antique print - a view from downstream towards London Bridge - the river alive with shipping and small craft. Engraved by George Dalziel (1815-1902) from an original study by the well-known William Harvey and originally produced for the part-work publication "The Land We Live In" (London 1847-1851).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 138 x 189mm (approx. 5-1/2" x 7-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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Edinburgh : W.H.Lizars, [ca.1850]. An attractive antique print - a panoramic view of London Bridge and the City of London, flanked by views of Windsor Castle and the Tower of London - the views entwined in an elaborate foliate border.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 98 x 179mm (approx. 3-7/8" x 7"). Some very faint discolouration to blank margins, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£50

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A Victorian print showing London Bridge and the Thames as a working river, with lightermen at work aboard their vessels. 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 155 x 216mm (approx. 6-1/8" x 8-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. An antique print - a Victorian view of London bridge looking north towards the Monument and the City - the foreground dominated by the Angel omnibus, top-hatted gentlemen on the top deck. 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 159 x 214mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. An antique print - a forlorn group of men and boys stare listlessly at the river from a parapet on London Bridge. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker (1862-1934), engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the Leadenhall Press publication "London City" (1891).
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Image area 160 x 220mm (approx. 6-3/8" x 8-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A very pleasant late Victorian print of Old Swan Pier (Swan Lane Pier) from up-river- a crowd of passengers boarding a paddle steamer - London Bridge beyond. 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 220mm (approx. 6-3/8" x 8-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A Victorian print showing the scene from London Bridge, with passengers embarking on a steam vessel, etc. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker 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 157 x 218mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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Hildburghausen : [1840]. A fine antique print from the publisher Joseph Meyer - a view from the west, with the massed sails of the shipping below the bridge and a glimpse of the Tower of London beyond. Originally produced for Meyer's ambitious series "Universum oder abbildung und beschreibung des sehenswerthesten ... der natur und kunst" (Hildburghausen : 1833-1860).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 122 x 150mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London] : T. Nelson & Sons, [ca.1890]. An attractive antique print - a view of London Bridge from the south-east, the city beyond. Originally produced for the Nelson "Royal Album" series of views and view-books.
Chromolithograph on paper. Printed surface 82 x 124mm (approx. 3-1/4" x 4-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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London : Vernor, Hood & Sharpe; and W. Cooke, 1809. A most attractive antique print - a delicate etching of old London Bridge from the south-east - small craft in racing waters below the Bridge - the Monument and the tower of St. Magnus the Martyr prominent on the farther shore. Etched by William Bernard Cooke (1778-1855) from an original study by Samuel Owen and originally produced for Owen's first series of Thames views - "The Thames" (London 1809-1811).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 121 x 169mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6-5/8"). Minor damage at foot, just affecting imprint, but the image itself and the engraved title and credits in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 106/064.

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A charming antique print of the eighteenth-century bridge, still with its houses. Engraved by Joseph Swain (1820-1909) from a study (based on earlier sources) 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 144 x 217mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 8-1/2"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : ca.1850]. A handsome antique print - a view from the south-east of old London Bridge, with the houses still standing. Engraved by James Baylis Allen (1803-1876) from the eighteenth-century painting by Samuel Scott. Originally produced for the "Vernon Gallery" series published in the "Art Journal" between 1849 and 1854.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 173 x 260mm (approx. 6-7/8" x 10-3/8"). Areas of very faint discolouration to outer blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£125

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London : A. Fullarton & Co., [1859]. An attractive panoramic view of the City of London, looking north across London Bridge to St. Paul's, the shipping on the river, the spires of the City churches, the Monument and the Tower of London. Drawn and engraved by William Bell Scott, the Scottish art historian, poet, engraver and painter of the Pre-Raphaelite school.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 112 x 180mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 7-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£75

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[London : Jones & Co., 1832]. A pleasant antique print - the newly completed bridge from the west, looking towards the Tower, the river busy with water traffic. Engraved by Robert Acon (1792-1880) from an original drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-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 105 x 165mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 6-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/173.

£50

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A delightful antique print - a lively river scene, the new bridge bedecked with flags. Engraved by the highly skilled Thomas Higham (1796-1844) from an original drawing (now in the Museum of London) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century century London. From Shepherd's part-work series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 103 x 151mm (approx. 4" x 5-7/8"). A few specks to outer blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/093.

£40

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[London : James S. Virtue, ca.1855]. A handsome antique print - the grand opening of London Bridge by William IV and Queen Adelaide on 1st August 1831 - flags and a marquee on the bridge, state and livery barges on the river, cheering crowds, the old London Bridge a little downstream seen through the arches of the new. Engraved by Thomas Abiel Prior (1809-1866) for the "Art Journal" from the original painting by Clarkson Stanfield.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 183 x 265mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 10-1/2"). A few faint marks, but overall in very good state.

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London : Tombleson & Co., [1833]. A handsome antique print of the bridge from the south, with the City of London along the far shore and St Paul's Cathedral framed by one of the arches. With an engraved decorative border of hands clasping in amity between the arms of the City and those of Southwark. Engraved by Henry Winkles (1800-1860) from an original study by William Tombleson (fl.1824-1846). Originally published in the part-work series "Tombleson's Views of the Thames and Medway" (London : 1833-1834).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 160 x 200mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/055.

£100

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[London : 1739]. A fine eighteenth-century print - a striking depiction of old London Bridge, with the houses still standing, the river racing through the pontoons and small craft approaching warily. Originally engraved by William Henry Toms (fl.1723-1758) for William Maitland's "The History of London, from its Foundation" (London : 1739).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 201 x 320mm (approx. 7-7/8" x 12-1/2"). Mild creasing and a few very faint marks, but a sharp impression in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 33/004.

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[London : 1837 (or later)]. An attractive antique print of the northern approach to London Bridge, with Fishmongers' Hall to the right, the bridge and Southwark Cathedral beyond. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from a composite study by Francis William Topham 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 111 x 150mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[Amsterdam : S. de Visser, ca. 1840]. An attractive antique print - a view from the parapet of London Bridge across the Pool of London - Billingsgate, the graceful spire of St. Dunstan in the East, the Custom House and the Tower London to the left, the warehouses and the the church of St. Olave Tooley Street to the right. Lithographed and published by S. de Visser.
Lithograph on paper. Later hand colour. Printed surface 121 x 154mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6"). A couple of tiny specks, etc., but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£50

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[London : ca. 1830]. A handsome lithograph by Nathaniel Whittock - old London Bridge from the south, with the river racing through the piers, and the Monument and St. Magnus the Martyr beyond.
Lithograph on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 155 x 206mm (approx. 6-1/8" x 8-1/8"). Faint crease to sky area, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£125

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