ANTIQUE PRINTS OF ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK AT
ASH RARE BOOKS
43 HURON ROAD
LONDON SW17 8RE
UNITED KINGDOM

London : Tombleson & Co., [1833]. A fine antique print - a view of Thomas Telford's dock, opened in 1828 - the scene set in an intricately engraved decorative border of rigging, buoys, anchors, etc. Engraved by James Tingle (1801-1858) from an original study by Frederick Calvert (fl.1815-1845). 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 158 x 185mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 7-1/4"). A few faint marks and surface creases, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/060.

£60

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[London : 1850]. A charming small antique print, showing the shipping, the warehouses and the quays. Taken from a study by Thomas Jarvis (fl.1841-1850) 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 88 x 113mm (approx. 3-1/2" x 4-1/2"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : John Harris, 1815. An antique print - the interior of the church long-since demolished to make way for St. Katherine's Dock. Engraved by Charles Pye (1777-1864) from an original study by John Preston Neale, and originally produced for the part-work "Beauties of England and Wales" (1801-1816).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 164 x 100mm (approx. 6-1/2" x 4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 104/030.

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[London : J. Booth, ca.1814]. A handsome antique print - a view of the ancient church of St. Katherine, shortly before it was demolished to make way for St. Katherine's Docks. Engraved by W. Preston from an original drawing (now in the Guildhall Library) 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, recording how the church was saved from riot and "the effects of error and intoxication".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 229 x 203mm (approx. 9" x 8"). Trimmed a little tight at foot, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 129/062.

£75

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. A charming antique print - a bird's eye view of dock, with the Tower of London beyond, shipping on the river, etc. Engraved by Joseph Swain (1820-1909) from an original study 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 215mm (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 : Jones & Co., 1832]. An antique print - a delightful view of the dock with tall ships and lighters in the foreground. Engraved by Henry Jorden (fl.1828-1836) from an original study 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 india paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 109 x 153mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 6"). Laid down on modern paper; some very minor marks to margins, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/150.

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London : Longman & Co., J. & A. Arch & G. Cooke, 1827. A delightful antique print - a delicate etching of labourers straining with the huge blocks of stone, the sprawl of excavations for the new dock, and the Tower of London dominating the distant skyline. Etched by George Cooke (1781-1834) from an original study by the well-known Clarkson Stanfield R.A. Originally produced for Cooke's part-work "Views in London and its Vicinity" series (London : 1826-1834).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 126 x 165mm (approx. 5" x 6-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 150/006.

£50

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