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[London : 1878]. A handsome antique print of the exterior of the instantly recognizable station - policemen on horseback, carriages and a swarm of passengers. Originally produced as a supplementary presentation plate for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 147 x 199mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 7-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A pleasant nineteenth century print of the formal avenue leading to the old Euston Arch entrance to the station. The engraving is signed "J.W." in the block - probably the wood-engraver John Walmsley (fl.1839-1878). Originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 107 x 143mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive and interesting antique print - a busy platform on the original cut-and-cover London Underground line (the Metropolitan from Paddington to Farringdon), the tunnel, a steam train, etc. Originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 106 x 145mm (approx 4-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1839]. A handsome antique print - a vignette view of an early train atop the new bridge built for the London & Birmingham railway and crossing the Towcester-Northampton road. Originally produced for Thomas Roscoe's "The London and Birmingham Railway" (London 1839).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 105 x 145mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-3/4").In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : 1839]. A charming small antique print - an oval vignette giving a view of the town from the newly laid railway lines and bridge. Originally produced for Thomas Roscoe's "Book of the Grand Junction Railway" (London 1839).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 85 x 105mm (approx. 3-3/8" x 4-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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[London : 1860]. A charming antique print of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel - the world's first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843. The tunnel was converted to railway use in the 1860s and still carries London Underground trains. The view depicts the elegant twin horseshoe shaped archways, the pedestrian stairs and gallery, etc. Originally produced for 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 105 x 123mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 4-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 186/029.

£25

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive and interesting antique print - festive passengers, hats in air, steaming through a tunnel on the original cut-and-cover London Underground line (the Metropolitan from Paddington to Farringdon Street - opened in 1863). Originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 105 x 145mm (approx 4-1/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 18627 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com.

[London : Read & Co., 1855]. A scarce and handsome antique print - a view of the elegant twin horseshoe shaped archways, the pedestrian stairs and galleries, the decorated inner rotunda, etc., of the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel - the world's first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843. The tunnel was converted to railway use in the 1860s and still carries London Underground trains. Engraved by William Lacey (fl.1830-1855) from an original study by T. H. Jones (fl.1836-1855). Originally produced for the scarce part-work series generally known as "The World's Metropolis, or Mighty London, Illustrated by a Series of Views Beautifully Engraved on Steel" (London 1851-1855).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 169 x 224mm (approx. 6-5/8" x 8-3/4"). In very good and clean state indeed. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 213/064.

£75

To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 20718 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com.

[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 : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A Victorian print of a steam-driven underground train approaching a busy platform. 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 96 x 146mm (approx. 3-3/4" x 5-3/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A Victorian print of Queen Victoria Street, Mansion House Station, etc., with horse-drawn traffic, top-hatted pedestrians, 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 151 x 222mm (approx. 6-1/8" x 8-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 16398 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com.

[London : Cassell & Co., 1878]. A handsome antique print of the imposing Victorian facade of Cannon Street Station, the courtyard alive with pedestrian and horse-drawn traffic. Drawn and lithographed by "Maclure & Macdonald" as a supplementary presentation plate for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Lithograph on paper. Engraved surface 145 x 197mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 7-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 29566 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com.

[London : 1878]. A handsome antique print of the exterior of the instantly recognizable station - policemen on horseback, carriages and a swarm of passengers. Drawn and lithographed by "Maclure & Macdonald" as a supplementary presentation plate for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Lithograph on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 131 x 200mm (approx. 5-1/8" x 7-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : Cassell & Co., 1878]. A handsome antique print - the glassed-in interior of the great railway station. Drawn and lithographed by "Maclure & Macdonald" as a supplementary presentation plate for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Lithograph on paper. Engraved surface 135 x 202mm (approx. 5-3/8" x 8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£60

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[London : 1852]. A charming small antique print of the station. 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.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 70 x 85mm (approx. 2-3/4" x 3-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/078B.

£20

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[London : 1852]. A charming small antique print of the station. 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.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 68 x 85mm (approx. 2-3/4" x 3-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/078A.

£20

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[London : 1852]. A charming antique print of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel - the world's first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843. The tunnel was converted to railway use in the 1860s and still carries London Underground trains. The view depicts the elegant twin horseshoe shaped archways, the pedestrian stairs and galleries, and a stall apparently selling souvenirs to fashionably attired visitors. An engraving from the workshop of A.H.Payne (1812-1902), 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.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 93 x 138mm (approx. 3-5/8" x 5-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/059.

£20

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[London : 1839]. A interesting antique print - a view along the early railway track - a train stopped at the halt beyond the bridge - a vista of further bridges beyond. Engraved by William Radclyffe (1783-1855) from an original study by Charles Walter Radclyffe. Originally produced for Thomas Roscoe's "The London and Birmingham Railway" (London 1839).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 107 x 149mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-7/8").In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : 1839]. A handsome antique print - an early passenger train steams across the just completed Avon Viaduct near Rugby - cattle by the river - a man fishing in the foreground. Engraved by William Radclyffe (1783-1855) from an original study by Charles Walter Radclyffe. Originally produced for Thomas Roscoe's "The London and Birmingham Railway" (London 1839).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 107 x 150mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£50

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[London : 1839]. A handsome antique print - passengers on foot and in carriages throng towards the newly built great arch leading to the station. Engraved by William Radclyffe and originally produced for Thomas Roscoe's "The London and Birmingham Railway" (London 1839).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 112 x 144mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 5-7/8"). In very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

SOLD

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[London : 1846]. A pleasant antique print of the exterior of the original London Bridge Station, built by Henry Roberts in an Italianate design in 1840-1844 - carriages await, crowds bustle. Engraved by Stephen Sly (f.1836-1847) and originally produced for Charles Knight's "Old England: a Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal and Popular Antiquities" (London 1845-1846).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 83 x 144mm (approx. 3-1/4" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - a composite view showing both the tunnel itself and the view across the Thames at surface level. The Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel - the world's first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843. 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 216 x 143mm (approx 8-1/2" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Tombleson & Co., [1834]. A very early antique print of the Thames Tunnel - at this date still under construction - a view along a completed section of the distinctive horse-shoe shaped tunnel, with fashionably-dressed visitors, etc. The view is set within a finely engraved emblematic border - classical figures supporting mighty columns, a frieze of picks, spades and shovels, a boat with the arms of the City of London, etc. Engraved by Henry Winkles (1800-1860) from an original study by William Tombleson (fl.1824-1846). Originally published with 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 217 x 169 (approx. 8-5/8" x 6-3/4"). A few faint and minor marks, but in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/062.

£50

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[London : 1846]. A handsome antique print - a view of the first London railway - a train passing the new church at Deptford over the bricked arches of the London Bridge-Greenwich line. In the foreground a gardener tends a garden laid out with cloches, etc. Engraved by Vasey (fl.1839-1846) and originally produced for Charles Knight's "Old England: a Pictorial Museum of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal and Popular Antiquities" (London 1845-1846).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 148 x 196mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 7-3/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 25512 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com.

[London : 1870]. A pleasant antique print of the formal avenue, flanked with lodges and hotels, leading to the Euston Arch. Engraved from an original study by Frank Watkins (identified by his FW monogram) and originally produced for "The Illustrated London News" of 8th October 1870.
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 147 x 240mm (approx. 5-7/8" x 9-1/2"). Text on verso, trimmed a little tight at foot, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£35

To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 26845 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com.

[London : Cassell & Co., 1878 (or later)]. An antique print - the first London "tube" in that it was the world's first underground transport system built in a tube rather than a brick-built tunnel. Running from Tower Hill to Tooley Street, the underground carriages ran for only three months in 1870 before the tunnel was converted for pedestrian use. Engraved by Benjamin Fleming (fl.1874-1878) from an original sketch by Frank Watkins (fl.1859-1894). Originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 144 x 145mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 5-3/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 29696 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com.