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COLE, Benjamin : THE SOUTH EAST PROSPECT OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN'S AT WAPPING. [London : 1772]. A handsome antique print - the eighteenth-century church of St. John at Wapping, with its curious architecture and nets of flowers on the graves. 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. £40 To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 32034 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com. |
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[ENGLISH SCHOOL] : THAMES TUNNEL, (FROM THE CIRCULAR STAIRCASE.) LONDON. [London : 1860]. A charming antique print of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel - the world's first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843. The tunnel was converted to railway use in the 1860s and still carries London Underground trains. The view depicts the elegant twin horseshoe shaped archways, the pedestrian stairs and gallery, etc. 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. £25 To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 29669 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com. |
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JONES, Thomas Henry : THE THAMES TUNNEL. [London : Read & Co., 1855]. A scarce and handsome antique print - a view of the elegant twin horseshoe shaped archways, the pedestrian stairs and galleries, the decorated inner rotunda, etc., of the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel - the world's first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843. The tunnel was converted to railway use in the 1860s and still carries London Underground trains. Engraved by William Lacey (fl.1830-1855) from an original study by Thomas Henry Jones (fl.1836-1855). Originally produced for the scarce 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). £75 To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 20718 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com. |
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[PAYNE, Albert Henry, 1812-1902] : THE THAMES TUNNEL. [London : 1852]. A charming antique print of the entrance to the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel - the world's first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843. The tunnel was converted to railway use in the 1860s and still carries London Underground trains. The view depicts the elegant twin horseshoe shaped archways, the pedestrian stairs and galleries, and a stall apparently selling souvenirs to fashionably attired visitors. An engraving from the workshop of A.H.Payne (1812-1902), 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. £20 To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 29668 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com. |
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SHEPHERD, Thomas Hosmer, 1793-1864 : LONDON DOCKS, LOOKING WEST. London : Jones & Co., 1831. A delightful antique print - a view of the docks with barges and barrels in the foreground and a sea of masts in the background. Engraved by M. J. Starling (fl.1831-1848) 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). £50 To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 26835 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com. |
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SHURY, John : THAMES TUNNEL. ROTHERHITHE. London : [ca.1845]. An uncommon antique print - the Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843 -a vignette view depicting the elegant twin horseshoe shaped archways, the pedestrian stairs and gallery, numerous visitors come to admire, etc. Drawn and engraved by John Shury (fl.1815-1849). £25 To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 29670 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com. |
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SWAIN, Joseph, 1820-1909 : THE THAMES TUNNEL (AS IT APPEARED WHEN ORIGINALLY OPENED FOR TRAFFIC). [London : 1878 (or later)]. An attractive antique print - a composite view showing both the tunnel itself and the view across the Thames at surface level. The Wapping-Rotherhithe tunnel - the world's first underwater tunnel, completed by Marc Brunel in 1843. Engraved by Joseph Swain and originally produced for the part-work "Old and New London" (London 1873-1878). £25 To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 26837 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com. |
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TOMBLESON, William : THAMES TUNNEL. London : Tombleson & Co., [1834]. A very early antique print of the Thames Tunnel - at this date still under construction - a view along a completed section of the distinctive horse-shoe shaped tunnel, with fashionably-dressed visitors, etc. The view is set within a finely engraved emblematic border - classical figures supporting mighty columns, a frieze of picks, spades and shovels, a boat with the arms of the City of London, etc. Engraved by Henry Winkles (1800-1860) from an original study by William Tombleson (fl.1824-1846). Originally published with the part-work series "Tombleson's Views of the Thames and Medway" (London : 1833-1834). £50 To confirm availability and to purchase this print please note the stock number 20719 and go to the database. Enter the number in the stock/order number box - press the search button - and a shopping basket should appear. Or simply call us or e-mail prints@ashrare.com. |
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