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London : Bailey & Co., 1833. An engraved bill of lading manufactured by the stationers John Bailey & Co. of 89 Royal Exchange, with a small vignette view of the Exchange above the imprint. The bill is made out in manuscript to cover an 1833 shipment from J. H. Cassell & Co. of seventy-five barrels of pitch and twenty-five barrels of tar, bound for the Mauritius aboard the Royal George "now riding at Anchor in the River Thames", master Robert Embleton, who signs and annotates the contractual terms. Lloyd's Register and other contemporary sources reveal Captain Embleton's Royal George to have been a two-decker of 486 tons, built at Hull in 1820, copper-sheathed in 1831, and owned by Samuel Moates of 49 Lower Shadwell. She had also sailed to Mauritius in 1832. John Henry Cassell & Co. were tar and pitch merchants, with a varnish works at Mill Wall, Poplar, and who could be contacted at Tom's Coffee House.
Line engraving on paper watermarked J. Morbey & Co. 1830, with extensive manuscript additions and alterations, with a manuscript summary on verso. Sheet size 143 x 273mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 11"). Old folds and creases; a few minor chips, tiny holes, small marks and other signs of age and use, but overall in very good state for an ephemeral item of this type.

£125

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London : John Bowles, [1810]. A handsome antique print - the trading floor of the old Royal Exchange open to the sky - the courtyard thronging with the merchants of all nations. Originally published by John Bowles in the mid eighteenth century, but here in a later impression on wove paper datable to the early years of the nineteenth.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 195 x 242mm (approx. 7-3/4" x 9-1/2"). A few faint marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 105/020.

£100

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[London : John Bowles, ca.1765]. A handsome and uncommon antique print - a view along Cornhill towards St. Paul's - the imposing eighteenth century Royal Exchange, with its fashionable shops around the outer rim and on the opposite side of Cornhill shown in some prominence. The publisher's own premises, at the Black Horse in Cornhill, must be among the shops shown to the left.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 194 x 241mm (approx. 7-5/8" x 9-1/2"). Short and unobtrusive repaired tears to margins; a few slight marks and creases, but overall in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£150

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London : John [Bowles, ca.1750]. A handsome antique print - a mid eighteenth century vue d'optique or perspective view (without the customary lateral inversion) - offering a view of Cornhill, the Royal Exchange, etc., with St. Paul's away to the west in the distance. A variant of the 1754 Bowles view in the Guildhall Library (Pr.512/ROY(2)ext), with a different title and showing detail of the east end of the Exchange rather than the adjacent Cornhill buildings.
Copper line engraving on paper. Contemporary hand colour. Engraved surface 233 x 406mm (approx. 9-1/4" x 16"). Cropped to neatlines, laid down on contemporary card, with the edges bound in dark paper to facilitate viewing in an optical machine. A portion of the caption and imprint are preserved on the rear of the card. Edges of card worn, a few minor discolourations and faint marks, a touch dusty, but an attractive survival. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£400

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London : Henry Overton, [ca.1750]. A scarce antique print - a mid eighteenth century perspective view of Cornhill and the Exchange, with St. Paul's visible in the distance - horse-drawn traffic labouring along the road. Drawn and engraved by the younger Thomas Bowles (1712?-1762), the son of the printseller of the same name.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 168 x 265mm (approx. 6-5/8" x 10-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£195

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London : Chapman, 1788. A handsome antique print - a well-known and much-admired image of the Cornhill front of the Royal Exchange, Chapman's study of the building enlivened by the addition of figures by Philip Jacques de Loutherbourg (1740-1812) and the whole engraved by the gifted Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815).
Line engraving and aquatint on paper. Engraved surface 436 x 530 (approx. 17-1/4" x 20-7/8"). A good and sharp (if not conspicuously early) impression - the plate showing some signs of previous use, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£850

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London : Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1821. An attractive antique print - the merchants of the world in earnest concourse at the Royal Exchange. Originally produced to illustrate Pierce Egan's "Life in London" (1820-1821). Drawn and engraved by the Cruikshank brothers.
Etching and aquatint on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 119 x 180mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 7-1/8"). A few faint marks to extreme outer margins, very faint crease to lower margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£75

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London : J. & J. Cundee, 1814. An antique print of the busy interior of the early nineteenth century Royal Exchange - merchants throng the walks - bargains are vigorously struck. Engraved by John Greig (fl.1800-1843) from an original study by the architect and draughtsman James Elmes. Originally produced for the series "Select Views of London and its Environs" (London 1804-1805) - with the present example dated to 1814.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 164 x 202mm (approx. 6-1/2" x 8"). Very faint crease to lower margin, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 90/074.

£50

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - the original sixteenth century Royal Exchange on Cornhill, built by Sir Thomas Gresham and destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Engraved from a contemporary source and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 86 x 150mm (approx. 3-3/8" x 5-7/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : R. Baldwin, 1773]. An interesting antique print - Cornhill and the Royal Exchange in the eighteenth century - a coach and six on the road. Below the image is a plan of the courtyard of the Exchange, indicating where the different traders stood - the stockbrokers near the statue in the centre; the Virginia, Barbados and Jamaica Walks in the south-west corner; the Irish Walk, the Scotch Walk, Dutch and Jewellers on the north side, etc. Originally produced for John Noorthouck's part-work "A New History of London" (London : 1772-1773).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 202 x 146mm (approx. 8" x 5-3/4"). A few faint marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 51/019.

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London : Sir George Nayler, 1827. A superbly crafted antique print, richly illuminated in colours and gold - the King in his carriage at the entrance of the Royal Exchange, crowds rejoicing on the pavement, military musicians on horseback, etc. From the never-completed series begun by Sir George Nayler, Garter King of Arms, in 1823.
Aquatint on paper, with full original hand colour. Engraved surface 294 x 332mm (approx. 11-1/2" x 13-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antque print. Adams 232/002.

£400

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[London : 1860]. An attractive antique print of the imposing facade of the present Royal Exchange, built by Sir William Tite between 1838 and 1844 - a visitor points out the corinthian columns of the impressive portico, horse-drawn carriages head up and down Threadneedle Street. 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 95 x 124mm (approx. 3-3/4" x 4-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 186/074.

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[London : ca.1845]. A scarce and attractive antique print - a vignette view of the spacious courtyard of recently rebuilt Royal Exchange - fashionably dressed visitors admire the architecture of Sir William Tite. Printed on writing paper and probably originally designed for use as ornamental stationery.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 119 x 162mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : 1724 (but later)]. An attractive antique print - the south (Cornhill) elevation of the second Royal Exchange - below the central tower there is a peep into the courtyard and the central statue. Six lines of engraved text below the image give a brief history of the Exchange. Originally published by John Bowles in 1724, but here in a later impression on wove paper datable to the early years of the nineteenth century.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 171 x 214mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 8-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 28/019 - 105/018.

£75

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[London : H. G. Clarke, ca.1855]. An uncommon antique print of the third (present) Royal Exchange - and a rather attractive example of early colour printing. A vignette view of the Exchange from the south-west - the Bank of England beyond - with an early London omnibus in the foreground. Originally produced for an edition of the H. G. Clarke publication, "London as it is To-Day".
Chromolithograph on paper. Image area 101mm x 133mm (approx. 4" x 5-1/4"). Some very faint toning and mild spotting, but in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£50

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[London : Illustrated London News, 1844]. A pleasant antique print - a view of the shops on the Cornhill side of the Royal Exchange - a carriage and pair trot by. Originally produced for the "Illustrated London News".
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 171 x 235mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 9-1/4"). Text on verso. Just a touch dusty, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Cassell & Co., 1878]. A very handsome antique print - the junction at the heart of the City of London, with the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange, Threadneedle Street and Cornhill, the streets alive with the press of traffic. Originally produced as a supplementary presentation plate to the part-work "Old and New London" (London : 1873-1878).
Line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 149 x 205mm (approx. 5-7/8" x 8-1/8"). Paper faintly toned with age, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£100

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - the north side of Cornhill and the imposing eighteenth century Royal Exchange. Engraved (from an earlier source) by the Typographic Etching Co. and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 143 x 212mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 8-3/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[Paris : ca.1780]. A handsome antique print - a late eighteenth century vue d'optique or perspective view, presenting a laterally reversed image intended for viewing in an optical diagonal machine (zograscope) - a view of the interior courtyard of the Royal Exchange, the trading floor thronging with merchants from across the world.
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 271 x 416mm (approx. 10-5/8" x 16-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£350

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[Paris : Chez Buisson, 1788]. A scarce antique print - a late eighteenth century French view of Cornhill and the Royal Exchange, with good architectural detail. Originally produced for the "Londres et ses Environs, ou Guide des Voyageurs" (Paris 1788).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 210 x 209mm (approx. 8-1/4" x 8-1/4"). Old folds, with some minor surface wear, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 65/004.

£100

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[London : 1838 (or later)]. An elegant antique print of the courtyard of the old Royal Exchange - groups of merchants in earnest negotiation. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from an original study by the architect and draughtsman Robert Garland. 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 117 x 145mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 5-3/4"). One small and faint mark in right-hand margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Rudolph Ackermann, 1838]. A finely worked antique print - a striking study of Cornhill by the gifted William Heath - the Exchange consumed by flames - fire engines battle valiantly, survivors escape with their ledgers and satchels, spectators look on in awe, and snow drips from the eaves of the surrounding buildings.
Aquatint on paper, with original hand colour. Engraved surface 252 x 362mm (approx. 10" x 14-1/4"). Cropped to edge of image, with loss of all but first line of caption and imprint; laid down on thin card; a touch dusty, but still a nice example of one of the most attractive prints of this type. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : 1647 (but later)]. A fine etching of the inner courtyard of the first Royal Exchange - with boys at play with whips and tops - a man with a staff of office chasing them away - groups of merchants looking on. Etched by the celebrated Wenceslas Hollar and originally published as one of his "Prospects" series in 1647, with the present impression - the plate retouched and printed on wove paper - dated to the late eighteenth century.
Etching on wove paper. Engraved surface 145 x 252mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 9-7/8"). Some mild and uneven discolouration, but still in very good state. Adams 5/007.

£100

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[London : 1647 (but later)]. A fine etching of the inner courtyard of the first Royal Exchange - with boys at play with whips and tops - a man with a staff of office chasing them away - groups of merchants looking on. Etched by the celebrated Wenceslaus Hollar and originally published as one of his "Prospects" series in 1647, with the present impression - the plate retouched and printed on wove paper - dated to the late eighteenth century.
Etching on wove paper. Engraved surface 145 x 252mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 9-7/8"). A few minor spots, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 5/007.

£125

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London : William Herbert, 1808. An attractive antique print - merchants gather in the inner courtyard of the sixteenth-century Royal Exchange - built by Sir Thomas Gresham between 1566 and 1569 - with panels of explanatory text in Latin and English. Etched and engraved by Bartholomew Howlett from contemporary sources and originally produced for Robert Wilkinson's ambitious part-work "Londina Illustrata, Graphic and Historic Memorials" (London : 1808-1825).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 204 x 241 (approx. 8" x 9-1/2"). A few faint marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 131/112.

£100

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London : C. M. Firth, [ca.1845]. A handsome and uncommon antique print - the principal facade of the present Royal Exchange, with the Bank of England to the left and Cornhill to the right. Drawn on the stone by the Scottish artist J. B. Kidd (fl.1833-1858) and locally printed by Charles Mossley Firth of St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill.
Tint lithograph on paper. Printed surface 186 x 257mm (approx. 7-3/8" x 10-1/8"). Small and faint strip of discolouration to lower margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£200

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[London : 1720]. A handsome antique print - a bird's-eye view of the exterior of the second Royal Exchange, with a glimpse of interior courtyard. The engraving is generally ascribed to Johannes Kip, who engraved most of the other views in this series. Originally produced to accompany the 1720 edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (London: 1720).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 247 x 288mm (approx. 9-5/8" x 11-3/8"). Very faint hint of tanning to original vertical fold, but otherwise a sharp impression in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams

£200

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[London : ca.1844]. A handsome antique print of the rebuilt Royal Exchange from the south-west - the Bank of England beyond and one of the new London omnibuses prominent in the foreground. Very faintly signed "C. Knight" in the plate and originally produced for later issues of John Woods' "History of London : Illustrated by Views", first published (without this plate) in parts 1837-1838 and subsequently reissued in various guises between 1838 and 1862.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 113 x 149mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/031.

£60

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[London : J. S. Virtue, 1894]. A charming antique print - the heart of the City of London bustling with traffic. Originally produced for the English edition of Elisee Reclus, "The Earth and its Inhabitants", published serially in both Paris and London 1876-1894.
Wood engraving on paper. Engraved surface 128 x 190mm (approx. 5-1/8" x 7-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteeed genuine antique print.

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A pleasant antique print - Threadneedle Street, the tower of the Royal Exchange, and the open passage to Cornhill - a horse and cart and a bus on the road. 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 164 x 108mm (approx. 6-3/8" x 4-1/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A charming antique print - the busy interior of the late Victorian Royal Exchange, top-hatted gentlemen clustered in earnest business discussion. 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 220 x 162mm (approx. 8-5/8" x 6-3/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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Paris : Maillet, [ca.1780]. A handsome antique print - a late eighteenth century vue d'optique or perspective view, presenting a laterally reversed image intended for viewing in an optical diagonal machine (zograscope) - a view along old Cornhill - the second Royal Exchange dominating the landscape - St. Paul's away in the distance. Produced by the Paris engraver and printseller, Joseph Maillet (d.1788).
Copper line engraving on paper, with striking original hand colour. Engraved surface 237 x 384mm (approx. 9-1/4" x 15-1/8"). A few faint marks and minor signs of age, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£300

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[London : T. Malton, 1781]. A most attractive antique print - the Royal Exchange from the south-west - Cornhill alive with elegance and bustle. From Malton's first (untitled) series of London views published between 1781 and 1787 - the plates being rather larger than those of his better-known later series.
Aquatint on paper, with original hand colour. Engraved surface 326 x 474mm (approx. 12-7/8" x 18-5/8"). Cropped to neatline, laid down and re-margined, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 72/D.

£750

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Paris : 1751 [but later]. A handsome antique print - a mid eighteenth century vue d'optique or perspective view, presenting a laterally reversed image intended for viewing in an optical diagonal machine (zograscope) - a view of Cornhill and the Royal Exchange, with St. Paul's visible in the distance - horse-drawn traffic labouring along the road. Engraved by Maurille Antoine Moithey - the extent of plagiarism from an English source even extending to the copying of the dated copyright statement.
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 238 x 386mm (approx. 9-3/8" x 15-1/8"). Faint fringe of mild discolouration to upper right-hand corner, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£250

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[London : ca.1750]. An interesting early antique print of the second Royal Exchange - originally published about 1690 in the Morden & Lea series "The Prospects of London", but here - the plate showing signs of age and use - in a later mid-eighteenth century impression.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 135 x 179mm (approx. 5-3/8" x 7-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 15/008.

£75

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London : W. Morgan, 1838. A charming example of the Victorian protean print or metamorphic scene - a print so designed as to change in appearance when held up before a strong light. As the text explains: "This print at first represents the venerable building early in the morning, on the 10th day of January; and, upon holding it before the light, you will observe the awful conflagration, as it appeared on the night of the same day, which totally destroyed the Exchange".
Lithograph on paper, with tissue underlay, laid on to the original grey backing sheet with a lithographic descriptive label. Original hand colour. Image area 158 x 226mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8-7/8"). A few slight spots; tissue underlay slightly damaged at outer edges (not affecting the quality of the transformation); but a very good copy of a scarce and fragile item. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£400

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London : John Harris, 1816. A pleasant antique print - the shaded colonnades of the courtyard of the Royal Exchange - groups of merchants broker deals, others sit idly awaiting custom. Engraved by Robert Wallis (1794-1878) from an original study by John Preston Neale. Originally produced for the part-work "Beauties of England and Wales" (1801-1816).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 107 x 154mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 6-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 104/020.

£30

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[London] : T. Nelson & Sons, [1889]. An attractive antique print - a view of the present Royal Exchange from the west, flanked by Threadneedle Street and Cornhill. Originally produced for the Nelson "English Scenery" series of views and view-books.
Chromolithograph on paper. Printed surface 79 x 123mm (approx. 3-1/8" x 4-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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London : J. Newman, [ca. 1845]. A pleasant antique print - a mid nineteenth-century oval vignette of the newly rebuilt Royal Exchange. Published by John Newman of Budge Row and probably originally issued as a sheet of decorated notepaper.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 108 x 164mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 6-1/2"). Trimmed a little close, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£50

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[Zaltbommel] : Joh. Noman & Zoon, [ca.1850]. A scarce and attractive view of the newly rebuilt Royal Exchange, with the Bank of England to the left and Cornhill to the right - the citizenry parading in the foreground.
Lithograph on paper. Later hand colour. Printed surface 137 x 216mm (approx. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"). A couple of tiny spots, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£125

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[London : Henry Overton, ca.1730]. An elegant early eighteenth century antique print of the second Royal Exchange - the statue of Charles II by Grinling Gibbons framed by the entrance arch. From the Overton series of views generally known as "Brittannia Illustrata".
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 166 x 241mm (approx. 6-1/2" x 9-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 26/006.

£100

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[London : 1852]. An attractive antique print of the interior courtyard of the present Royal Exchange - visitors stroll an elegant space still open to the sky. 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 92 x 138mm (approx. 3-5/8" x 5-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/003.

£25

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London : C. M. Firth, [ca.1845]. An attractive and uncommon antique print - a view of the interior quadrangle of the newly rebuilt Royal Exchange. Lithographed and published by a local man, Charles Mossley Firth of St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, from an original drawing by the architecter and painter, Charles F. Porden (d.1863).
Tint lithograph on paper. Printed surface 187 x 230mm (approx. 7-3/8" x 9"). Slight surface dustiness, a few faint marks, but a very good copy of a scarce print. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£100

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London : J. Coxhead, 1813. A neatly worked antique print giving a bird's-eye view from the south of the Cornhill elevation of the second Royal Exchange. Engraved by Andrew Birrell (fl.1782-1809) from an original design by the London draughtsman, engraver, printer and printseller, T. Prattent (fl.1790-1819), who had premises in Cloth Fair. Originally produced for B. Lambert, "The History and Survey of London and its Environs from the Earliest Period" (London 1805-1806) - and here in a slightly later impression.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 114 x 133mm (approx. 4-1/2" x 5-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 111/047.

£40

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An antique print of Cornhill as it stood in the early seventeenth century - with the tower of the first Royal Exchange and the Tun. Engraved from a study (based on an earlier source) by William Henry Prior and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 144 x 216mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 8-1/2"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Richard Phillips, 1804. An attractive antique print of the crossroads at the heart of the City of London - the Bank of England and Threadneedle Street to the left - the Royal Exchange and Cornhill to the right - the streets alive with carriages, hawkers and bustle - a brewer's dray with butts of porter to the left. Engraved from an original study by Edward Pugh, and originally produced for Phillips' "Modern London : Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis" (London : 1804).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 147 x 185mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 7-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 89/014. Bank 37.

£100

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[London : J. Mead, 1842]. A colourful antique print - the foundation stone is lowered into place inside a large marquee (in fact a circus tent borrowed for the occasion) - the seats packed with city dignitaries. Engraved by Henry Melville (fl.1826-1844) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and originally produced for the part-work "London Interiors: A Grand National Exhibition" (London 1841-1844).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 160 x 185 mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 7-1/4"). A few small and faint marks, but in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 195/020.

£40

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[London : W. S. Orr, 1837 (but later)]. A handsome antique print - a bustling Cornhill from the west with the old Royal Exchange. The offices of Royal Exchange Life Assurance are clearly marked - and the premises of Allison, Knight & Co., tailors, at 16 Cornhill, are clearly shown at the extreme right. Engraved by John Woods from an original drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and originally produced for John Woods' "History of London: Illustrated by Views", first published in parts 1837-1838 and subsequently reissued in various guises between 1838 and 1862. In these later issues, the present print appears - as here - with the addition of the words "The Late" to the title.
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 188/020.

£40

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London : Orr & Co., 1837. A handsome antique print - a bustling Cornhill from the west with the old Royal Exchange. The offices of Royal Exchange Life Assurance are clearly marked - and the premises of Allison, Knight & Co., tailors, at 16 Cornhill, are clearly shown at the extreme right. Engraved by John Woods from an original drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and originally produced for John Woods' "History of London: Illustrated by Views" (1837-1838).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 120 x 152mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 6"). Mild spotting of lower margin below image, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/020.

£60

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London : Jones & Co., 1829. An elegant antique print of the Cornhill entrance to the old Royal Exchange - the new tower built by George Smith between 1820 and 1826 topped with Gresham's grasshopper - Cornhill busy with traffic on horse and on foot. Engraved by James Tingle (1801-1858) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. From 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 152 x 96mm (approx. 6" x 3-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/128.

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London : M. Skelt, [ca.1835]. An uncommon antique print - a brightly coloured view of the interior quadrangle of the Royal Exchange from the north - the Exchange at its busiest, with clusters of merchants and brokers transacting a large proportion of the world's trade. Published by Martin Skelt - and although seeming to depict the Exchange in the late eighteenth century, probably not published until about 1835, quite possibly from an earlier plate.
Copper line engraving on paper. Full original hand colour. Engraved surface by 170 x 257mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 10-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : Illustrated London News, 1847]. An interesting antique print - a view from Cornhill of the buildings immediately behind the Royal Exchange - one of the first purpose-built office blocks in the world - the elegant shops beneath echoing those of the Exchange itself. Engraved by Frederick James Smyth (fl.1841-1867) and originally produced for the "Illustrated London News".
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 140 x 220mm (approx. 5-1/2" x 8-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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London : C. Taylor, 1796. An unusual circular late eighteenth century antique print showing the principal (Cornhill) front of the old Exchange. Originally produced as one of a series of London prints included by Charles Taylor in his magazine "The Temple of Taste" between 1794 and 1796, and later re-issued as "The Public Edifices of the British Metropolis" (London 1820).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 130mm (approx. 5-1/8 inches) in diameter. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 135/018.

£50

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[London : Illustrated London News, 1851]. A large and striking antique print issued to commemorate the Great Exhibition - the central panel gives a fine panoramic view of the heart of the City of London, with the Royal Exchange, the Bank of England, the Mansion House, and the offices of Globe Insurance - the streets thronging with traffic, while in the foreground a fat lady is squeezed into a bus heading from the Bank to the Exhibition. Side panels offer views of the world arriving by sea at London Bridge, Hyde Park Corner, Kensington Gardens, and (at the foot) Hyde Park and the Exhibition itself. Roundels at each corner represent Sciences, Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. Emblematic figures represent Europe shaking hands with Asia, and Africa with America. And there are the royal arms and those of the City. Engraved by J. Williamson (fl.1839-1867) from an original design by George Housman Thomas, the London born painter, engraver and draughtsman. Originally produced as a separate commemorative supplement for the "llustrated London News" of August 23rd 1851.
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 705 x 950mm (approx. 27-3/4" x 37-3/8"). Old folds; repaired tears to upper left; some slight surface wear and abrasion; but overall a very good example of a large and fragile print. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1809. An attractive antique print - a view of the south-west corner of the second Royal Exchange, with Cornhill beyond - the lettering over the offices of Royal Exchange Insurance distinctly visible in the foreground. Engraved by William Angus (1752-1821) from an original study by the painter and architect James Robert Thompson (fl.1806-1848). Originally produced for the part-work "Beauties of England and Wales" (1801-1816).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 163 x 100mm (approx. 6-3/8" x 4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : 1739]. A pleasant eighteenth-century print - a bird's-eye view of the second Royal Exchange, the inner courtyard beyond the imposing facade, the grasshopper aloft. 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 233 x 286mm (approx. 9-1/8" x 11-1/4"). Trimmed tight at foot, slight nick to upper margin, a few very faint marks, but a sharp impression in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 33/012.

£125

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[London : R. & J. Dodsley, 1761]. A charming antique print - a mid eighteenth century view of Cornhill and the Royal Exchange - a coach-and-six passes through as pedestrians cross. Engraved by John Green (fl.1754-1761) from an original study by the painter and illustrator Samuel Wale, first Professor of Perspective at the Royal Academy. Originally produced for Robert Dodsley's part-work compilation, "London and its Environs Described" (London 1761).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 91 x 139mm (approx. 3-5/8" x 5-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 41/063.

£40

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A pleasant antique print - the facade of the present Royal Exchange, the Wellington statue and much horse-drawn traffic. 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 149 x 143mm (approx. 5-7/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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London : Henry Overton, 1671 [but later]. A large and handsome antique print of the Royal Exchange as it stood at the completion of its rebuilding after the Great Fire of 1666 - a bird's-eye view from the south, giving a view both of the magnificent arcaded facade and the internal courtyard. Angels with trumpets (decked with the flags of the City and of the Mercers' Company respectively) bear aloft a banderole title neatly topped by Gresham's grasshopper. Drawn and engraved by Robert White and dated 1671 in the plate - the print was originally published by the printseller John Overton, but here bears the early eighteenth century imprint of his son, Henry, who took over the business in 1707.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 458 x 566mm (approx. 18" x 22-1/4"). Cropped close to neatlines; laid down on card - not wholly removing traces of old folds; impression slightly weak; a few slight marks, but in very good and clean state for a large and early plate of this type. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 22/059.

£500

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London : Robert Wilkinson, 1819. An attractive antique print - the south (Cornhill) elevation of the original sixteenth-century Royal Exchange - built by Sir Thomas Gresham between 1566 and 1569 - his grasshopper crest prominent, good architectural detail of the outer stalls and small shops - and with panels of explanatory text in French and Dutch. Based on contemporary sources and originally produced for Wilkinson's ambitious part-work "Londina Illustrata, Graphic and Historic Memorials" (London : 1808-1825).
Copper etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 206 x 266mm (approx. 8-1/8" x 10-1/2"). One tiny spot, a few very small and faint signs of age, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 131/111.

£100

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Augsburg : Georg Balthasar Probst, [ca. 1760]. A handsome antique print - a mid eighteenth century laterally inverted vue d'optique, based on English sources, and offering a view of Cornhill, the Royal Exchange, etc., with St. Paul's away to the west in the distance. Cornhill is busy with horse-drawn and pedestrian traffic and in the foreground an overturned coach is set aright.
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 301 x 396mm (approx. 11-7/8" x 15-5/8"). Cropped close to image and laid down on old but not contemporary heavy card. A little spotted in places, but overall a very good and clearly engraved example. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£350

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