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[London] : 1755. A charming eighteenth century map of the parish of St. Paul Shadwell, with the huddle of streets round the church and the riverfront, New Crane Stairs, Shadwell Dock, etc. Although remaining unpublished until 1755, other maps in this series are known to have been originally produced by Richard Blome in the late seventeenth century and the present map may also be his work. Produced for the part-work edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (London : 1754-1757).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 176 x 300mm (approx. 7" x 11-7/8"). Some slight browning and discolouration to blank margins, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 37/130.

£75

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[London : 1772]. A handsome antique print - the original seventeenth-century church of the sea-captains by the Thames at Shadwell. 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) - and here in a slightly later impression dating from 1772.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 184 x 236mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 9-1/4"). Cropped a little tight at foot, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 38/114A.

£40

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[London : for A. Churchill, J. Knapton & others, 1720]. A highly attractive early eighteenth-century map - a double image with separate maps of the riverside parishes of Wapping and Shadwell. The first depicts the old sickle-shaped parish of Wapping extending north to Well Street and Neptune Street, down to the river via Nightingale Lane, and along Wapping High Street, via Wapping Stairs and Execution Dock, to Cinnamon Street, etc. The second shows the more compact parish of Shadwell, tightly packed around the church, with Wapping Wall, etc, to the south. Keyed tables give the names of dozens of the smaller streets, courts and alleys. Originally produced for the 1720 edition of John Stow's "Survey of London".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 283 x 364mm (approx. 11-1/8" x 14-3/8"). Original light vertical fold; one small spot in upper margin, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£150

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[London : for W. Innys & J. Richardson, J. & P. Knapton & others], 1755. A highly attractive early eighteenth-century map - a double image with separate maps of the riverside parishes of Wapping and Shadwell. The first depicts the old sickle-shaped parish of Wapping extending north to Well Street and Neptune Street, down to the river via Nightingale Lane, and along Wapping High Street, via Wapping Stairs and Execution Dock, to Cinnamon Street, etc. The second shows the more compact parish of Shadwell, tightly packed around the church, with Wapping Wall, etc, to the south. Keyed tables give the names sixty-eight of the smaller streets, courts and alleys. Originally published in 1720, the present version of the map was produced for the 1754-1756 edition of John Stow's "Survey of London".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 283 x 364mm (approx. 11-1/8" x 14-3/8"). Original light vertical fold; some mild browning and offsetting; short tears to upper margin, but overall in good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 37/078.

£125

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London : J. Booth, 1819. A handsome antique print - the exterior of the original seventeenth-century church of St. Paul at Shadwell. Engraved by Thomas Dale (fl.1818-1828) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. 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 text, explaining that the church was now demolished (in 1817) and about to be rebuilt.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 212 x 231mm (approx. 8-3/8" x 9-1/8"). A few tiny marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 129/104.

£75

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