ANTIQUE PRINTS OF WAPPING AT
ASH RARE BOOKS
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LONDON SW17 8RE
UNITED KINGDOM

[London : for J. Wilkie; T. Lowndes, and others, 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 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.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 180 x 237mm (approx. 7-1/8” x 9-3/8”). Cropped a little close to neatlines, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 38/114B.

£40

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[London : J. & A. Arch, 1829]. A beautifully executed etching of a scene in the London Docks – a barque prepares to sail. Originally produced for Cooke’s serially published “Shipping and Craft” series of views, 1828-1831.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 155 x 194mm (approx. 6” x 7-5/8”). A few tiny specks but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£50

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[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.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 105 x 123mm (approx. 4-1/8” x 4-7/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 186/029.

£25

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London : John Harris, 1815. An atmospheric antique print – shipping on the water, warehouses beyond. Engraved by T. Matthews (fl.1813-1828) from an original study, now in the British Museum, by John Preston Neale. Originally produced for the part-work “Beauties of England and Wales” (1801-1816).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 111 x 152mm (approx. 4-3/8” x 6”). A few tiny specks, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 104/031.

£30

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[London : E. T. Brain & Co., 1847]. A highly attractive antique print – capstan and anchor in foreground, a forest of masts beyond. 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).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 90 x 138mm (approx. 3-5/8” x 5-3/8”). A few faint and tiny marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/057.

£30

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[London : John Tallis & Co., 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.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 93 x 138mm (approx. 3-5/8” x 5-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/059.

£25

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[London : Longman & Co., J. & A. Arch & G. Cooke], 1826. A delicately worked antique print – a ship being broken up on the Thames – Wapping and the parish church of St. John on the opposite bank. Etched and engraved by George Cooke (1781-1834) from an original drawing by Samuel Prout. Originally produced for Cooke’s part-work series “Views in London and its Vicinity” (1826-1834).
Etching and engraving on paper. Engraved surface 106 x 130mm (approx. 4-1/8” x 5-1/8”). A couple of tiny specks and faint marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 149/043.

£40

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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 Matthew James Starling (1805-1889) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century London. Originally produced for Shepherd’s part-work series “London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century” (1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 109 x 159mm (approx. 4-1/4” x 6-1/4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/123.

£40

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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.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 130 x 156mm (approx. 5-1/8” x 6-1/8”). Cropped close and laid down on album paper, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Longman & Co., J. & A. Arch & G. Cooke, [1834]. A handsome antique print – a finely worked study of work on the Thames Tunnel – bags of clay are being used to shore up the workings. 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 (1826-1834).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 164 x 226mm (approx. 6-1/2” x 8-7/8”). A couple of tiny specks, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 149/041.

£75

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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.1823-1841). Originally published in 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 217 x 169 (approx. 8-5/8” x 6-3/4”). A few faint and minor marks, but in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/062.

£40

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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.1823-1841). Originally published in the part-work series “Tombleson’s Views of the Thames and Medway” (London : 1833-1834).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 217 x 169 (approx. 8-5/8” x 6-3/4”). A few faint specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/062.

£30

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London : W. Clarke, 1817. A charming small antique print – the entrance to London Docks. Drawn and engraved by John Charles Varrall and originally produced for the part-work publication “Walks through London, including Westminster and the Borough of Southwark” (1816-1817).
Copper line engraving on india paper. Engraved surface 75 x 95mm (approx. 3” x 3-3/4”). A few faint marks and spots, but a nice, sharp, impression of an attractive print. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 121/078.

£25

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