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[London : 1772]. A fine eighteenth century print of the original St. Martin Outwich (burnt down in 1765), which used to stand on the corner of Bishopsgate and Threadneedle Street. 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), with the present impression dated to 1772.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 235 x 175mm (approx. 9-3/8" x 6-7/8"). Cropped to neatlines, one small crease in sky, but a very good sharp impression in fine state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 38/063B.

£40

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[London : 1756]. An attractive antique print - an eighteenth century engraving of old South Sea House on Threadneedle Street. The building (built by James Gould in the 1720s) used to stand on the Bank of Scotland site. Originally engraved by Benjamin Cole (fl.1723-1767) for the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London: 1753-1756).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 164 x 242mm (approx. 6-1/4" x 9-1/2"). Cropped to neatlines, just a touch dusty, but in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 38/021B.

£40

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An antique map of Broad Street and Cornhill Wards in the City of London. Centred on Lothbury, Throgmorton Street and Threadneedle Street, the map extends from Cornhill and the upper end of Gracechurch Street in the south, northwards to London Wall via Broad Street and Bishopsgate. The principal buildings shown include the Bank of England and the Royal Exchange, as well as the sites of the as yet unbuilt Stock Exchange and the NatWest Tower. Derived from a mid-eighteenth century source, and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878).
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 130 x 142mm (approx. 5-1/8" x 5-5/8"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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[London : J. Cooke, 1777]. An antique print - an eighteenth century engraving of old South Sea House on Threadneedle Street. The building (built by James Gould in the 1720s) used to stand on the Bank of Scotland site. Originally produced for John Cooke's part-work publication Walter Harrison, "A New and Universal History, Description and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (London, 1775-1777).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 137 x 168mm (approx. 5-3/8" x 6-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 57/043A.

£30

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London : 1840. An interesting and uncommon antique print - Threadneedle Street, the corner of the Bank of England and the two opposing Wren churches of St. Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange and St. Benet Fink - and to the right of the view clearance work on the rubble of the old Royal Exchange, destroyed by fire in 1838. Both churches were to disappear in the expansion and rebuilding on the Royal Exchange site. Originally produced to accompany the "Gentleman's Magazine" of May 1840.
Steel engraving on paper. Engraved surface 145 x 101mm (approx. 5-3/4" x 4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed 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.

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. An antique print - a vignette view of bidding in progress in the Victorian Baltic Exchange (the old Baltic Exchange on Threadneedle Street) - top-hatted gentlemen gaze intently at the rostrum. 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 104 x 147mm (approx. 4-1/8" x 5-3/4"). Text on verso. In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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[London : John Tallis & Co., 1852]. A small antique print of the elegant exterior. 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 dating from 1852.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 68 x 87mm (approx. 2-5/8" x 3-1/2"). Just a touch dusty, but in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/023B.

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[London : 1878 (or later)]. An antique print of the old ten-sided Wren church that used to stand on Threadneedle Street - as seen from the foot of Broad Street - with the old Royal Exchange beyond. Engraved from a study (based on earlier sources) 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 107mm (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 : Jones & Co., 1830. An antique print - an attractive view of the exterior of the Hall, clearly showing the arms of the company carved in stone above the entrance. Engraved by William Watkins (fl.1828-1848) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century London. From Shepherd's series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London : 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 107 x 147mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/022.

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London : Jones & Co., 1830. An antique print - an attractive view of the exterior of the Hall, clearly showing the arms of the company carved in stone above the entrance. Engraved by William Watkins (fl.1828-1848) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-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 107 x 147mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Slightly marked in lower margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/022.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. An antique print - an attractive view of the upper end of Threadneedle Street and the corner of Bishopsgate (the Bank of Scotland site) - with old South Sea House. Engraved by Archileus Cruse (fl.1829-1834) 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 paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 110 x 153mm (approx. 4-3/8" x 6"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/043.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A pleasant antique print of the old Wren church that used to stand on Threadneedle Street - as seen from the foot of Broad Street - with the old Royal Exchange beyond. Engraved by James Charles Armytage (1802-1897) from an original study (now in the Museum of London) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of 19th century London. Originally produced for Shepherd's part-work series "London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century" (London 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 108 x 68mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 2-5/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/152.

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[London : Alexander Hogg, 1784]. An antique print - a view of the upper end of Threadneedle Street and the old South Sea House. Engraved by Taylor - probably Isaac Taylor - and originally produced for Hogg's partwork publication "The New, Complete, and Universal History, Description and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" ostensibly written by "A Society of Gentlemen" and revised by William Thornton.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 100 x 175mm (approx. 4" x 6-7/8"). Trimmed a little tight at foot, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 61/049A.

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[London : 1756]. A handsome antique print of the elevations (completed by George Sampson in 1734) of the eighteenth century Bank of England on Threadneedle Street in the City of London. The most detailed of the few surviving prints of Sampson's nucleus, the engraving shows the original front with the courtyard and bullion court behind. Drawn by Robert West (fl.1734-1739) and originally engraved, in his usual formal architectural style, by William Henry Toms (fl.1723-1758) for William Maitland's "The History of London, from its Foundation" (London 1739), but here in a later and altered state - with the names of Both West and Toms burnished out.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 350 x 215mm (approx. 13-3/4" x 8-1/2"). Trimmed close to neatlines and re-margined, but a fine and sharp impression in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 33/015 - 38/020. Bank 11 (Plate III).

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[London : Illustrated London News, ca.1860]. An antique print - the newly-built headquarters of the Victorian bank on Finch Lane between Threadneedle Street and Cornhill. The premises of Reuben Hibberd, shell fishmonger, at No. 20 Finch Lane, are shown in some prominence to the right. Engraved by J. M. Williams and originally produced for the "Illustrated London News".
Wood engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 190 x 138mm (approx. 7-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Text on verso. One faint crease, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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