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

[London : 1766]. An attractive antique map of the western fringe of the City of London, running from Barbican (now Beech Street) down to Newgate, via Aldersgate Street and St. Martin's le Grand, with Noble Street and Foster Lane to the east, and Little Britain to the west. The map is decorated with a rococo title-piece, the arms of George Nelson (the then alderman), views of the churches of St. Anne & St. Agnes and St. Botolph Aldersgate, and a compass rose. Originally produced for the "London Magazine" for April 1766. Other maps in this series were engraved by Thomas Bowen and this would also appear to be his work.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 184 x 236mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 9-1/4"). Old and slight vertical folds, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Hyde (Ward Maps) 4/1.

£75

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[London : 1837 (or later)]. A delightful antique print depicting the lower end of St. Martin's le Grand, with the Post Office and St. Paul's. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from a composite study by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz") and Robert Garland (d.1863). 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 101 x 150mm (approx. 4" x 5-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/019.

£40

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[London : 1860]. A pleasant antique print of the old General Post Office (GPO East) at the foot of St. Martin's le Grand, built by Robert Smirke in 1829, with the corner of Gresham Street and a bustle of City traffic. 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 96 x 124mm (approx. 3-3/4" x 4-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 186/072.

£25

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[London : Cassell & Co., 1878]. A handsome and busy antique print of the exterior of the headquarters of the Post Office on the west side of St. Martin's le Grand (GPO West). Originally published as a supplementary presentation plate for the part-work "Old and New London" (London : 1873-1878).
Line on engraving on paper. Engraved surface 156 x 200mm (approx. 6-1/8" x 7-7/8"). A couple of faint marks to outer blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : J. Mead, 1844]. An attractive antique print of the bustling interior of the Inland Letter Office of the old General Post Office (GPO East) on St. Martin's le Grand, built by Robert Smirke in 1829. The view depicts dozens of employeees stamping and sorting the mail. Engraved by Thomas Henry Ellis (1814-1886) from an original study by Sir John Gilbert R.A. 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 146 x 175mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 6-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 195/067.

£40

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[London : 1844]. An antique print of the bustling interior of the old General Post Office (GPO East) on St. Martin's le Grand built by Robert Smirke in 1829. The view depicts the room "arranged for dispatch of newspapers". Engraved by Thomas Henry Ellis (fl.1843-1877) from an original study by Sir John Gilbert R.A., 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 158 x 177 mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 7"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 195/068.

£40

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A very pleasant late Victorian print - the headquarters of the Post Office ablaze with light, top-hatted City gents, a London omnibus, a hansom cab, 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 157 x 217mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 8-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : Drapers Record, 1896?]. A pleasant antique print, dating from the mid 1890s. The General Post Office building on the west side of St. Martin's le Grand, St. Paul's looming beyond, the street crowded with traffic. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker and engraved in Paris by Ch. Guillaume & Cie. for the scarce Drapers' Record publication "Textile London".
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Later hand colour. Image area 213 x 148mm (approx. 8-1/4" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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[London : 1878]. A handsome and busy antique print of the exterior of the headquarters of the Post Office on the west side of St. Martin's le Grand (GPO West). 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 142 x 200mm (approx. 5-5/8" 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 most attractive antique print - the busy galleried courtyard of the old coaching inn, with the coffee room to one side, a coach about to depart, etc. Engraved by John Quartley (fl.1835-1878) from an original study (based on an earlier source) 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 106 x 143mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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London : Read & Co., [1851]. A highly attractive antique print depicting the foot of St. Martin's le Grand - with St. Paul's dominating the skyline and the old General Post Office built by Robert Smirke in 1829. The street is busy with horse-drawn and pedestrian traffic, the Bank omnibus, etc. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from an original study by Samuel Read R.W.S., draughtsman, illustrator and painter. From the 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 174 x 220mm (approx. 6-7/8" x 8-5/8"). A few faint and tiny marks, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 213/031.

£100

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A most attractive antique print - the old Post Office (GPO East) at the foot of St. Martin's le Grand, built by Robert Smirke 1818-1829. Carriages and passers-by in the street, St. Paul's beyond. Engraved by William Tombleson (fl.1824-1846) from an original study (now in the Guildhall Library) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth century London. From Shepherd's series "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 103 x 155mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/101.

£25

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London : Jones & Co., 1831. A charming antique print - the bustling courtyard of the old coaching inn, with the coffee room to one side, travellers, coaches, etc. Engraved by William Watkins (fl.1828-1848) from a pencil study (now in the Guildhall Library) 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 118 x 152mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/068.

£25

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