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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - looking eastwards along Watling Street towards the old Wren church (pulled down in 1875). Originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 145 x 106mm (approx 5-3/4" x 4-1/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : H. Setchel & Son, 1810. A handsome antique print - the exterior of the old Wren church in the heart of the City - pulled down in 1875. Engraved by W. Preston from an original drawing (now in the British Museum) by William Pearson (fl.1798-1813). 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, relating to the dedication to St. Anthony of Vienna, etc.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 280 x 161mm (approx. 11" x 6-3/8"). A couple of tiny marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 129/018.

£75

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. A charming antique print - a lively street scene looking eastwards along Watling Street towards the old Wren church and Budge Row, with a heavily laden wagon, pedestrians, etc. The church was pulled down in 1875, although part of the spire survives in the garden of Forest Hill Social Club. Engraved by Archelaus Cruse (1806-1861) from an original sketch (now in the Museum of London) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of 19th 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 111 x 68mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 2-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/079.

£25

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