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[Leiden : Pieter van der Aa, 1727]. A fine early eighteenth-century print of the Custom House from the river – the quay bustling with activity. Originally produced for Pieter van der Aa’s publication “Les Délices de la Grand’Bretagne” (Leiden : 1707). The present edition is dated to 1727.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 124 x 151mm (approx. 4-7/8” x 6”). Old folds, a few minor marks, but a good and sharp impression in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 20/007.

£75

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[London] : Longman & Co., [1829]. A handsome antique print – old London Bridge in its last days, work in progress – the Monument, St. Magnus the Martyr, Fishmongers’ Hall and the City beyond. Engraved by John le Keux (1783-1846) from an original study by William Henry Bartlett, with the figures by the well-known William Harvey. Originally produced for John Britton’s “Picturesque Antiquities of the English Cities” (London : 1829-1830). The plate is dedicated to Henry Carington Bowles F.S.A.
Line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 170 x 204mm (approx. 6-5/8” x 8-1/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 165/001.

£75

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[London : 1724 (but later)]. A handsome antique print – a pleasantly engraved view of the early eighteenth-century Custom House – the quay crowded with shipping. Originally published by John Bowles in 1724, but here in a later impression on wove paper datable to the early years of the nineteenth century. Engraved below the image are six lines of text on the history of the building, etc.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 170 x 214mm (approx. 6-3/4” x 8-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 105/024.

£75

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[London : Art-Union Journal, ca.1845]. A handsome antique print – the broad reaches of the Thames below London Bridge – the river crowded with shipping – St. Paul’s in the far distance – the wooden riverside wharves of Limehouse to the right. Engraved by William Miller (1796-1882) from the original painting by Sir Augustus Wall Callcott R.A.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 182 x 226mm (approx. 7-1/4” x 8-7/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£100

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London : Tombleson & Co., [1833]. A fine antique print – a view of Thomas Telford’s St. Katherine’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. 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.

£50

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[London : J. & A. Arch], 1828. A charming etching of hay boats on the Thames – Waterloo Bridge and the two shot towers on the South Bank can be made out in the distance. Originally produced for Cooke’s serially published “Shipping and Craft” series of views, 1828-1831.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 104 x 158mm (approx. 4-1/8” x 6-1/4”). A few tiny specks but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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London : Longman & Co., J. & A. Arch & G. Cooke, 1833. An elegant and interesting antique print – the Thames at high water, old London Bridge being dismantled, new London Bridge already busy with traffic, Southwark and Blackfriars Bridges beyond, fruit landing at Fresh Wharf to the right, small craft on the water. Etched and engraved by George Cooke (1781-1834) from an original drawing by his son, Edward William Cooke. Originally produced for the part-work series “Views in London and its Vicinity” (1826-1834).
Etching and engraving on paper. Engraved surface 150 x 200mm (approx. 6” x 7-7/8”). A few tiny marks and specks, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 149/003.

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[London : John Cooke, 1777]. An elegant eighteenth-century antique print – Greenwich Hospital from the river. Originally produced for 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 114 x 163mm (approx. 4-1/2” x 6-3/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 57/082A.

£40

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[London : Cassell & Co., 1878]. A handsome antique print of Blackfriars Bridge from the south-west – the skyline dominated by St. Paul’s Cathedral in the distance – the foreground busy with river traffic. Originally produced as a supplementary presentation plate plate for the part-work “Old and New London” (London : 1873-1878).
Line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 131 x 196mm (approx. 5-1/4” x 7-3/4”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£50

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London : Cassell & Co., [1878]. A neatly-worked antique print – a view of the hospital from the river. Originally produced as a supplementary presentation plate to the part-work “Old and New London” (London : 1873-1878).
Line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 141 x 204mm (approx. 5-1/2” x 8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : Cassell & Co., 1878]. A pleasant antique print of London Bridge from the west – Fishmongers’ Hall, the Monument, St. Magnus, etc., beyond. Originally produced as a supplementary presentation plate to the part-work “Old and New London” (London : 1873-1878).
Line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 147 x 206mm (approx. 5-3/4” x 8-1/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£50

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[London : 1860]. A pleasant small antique print – the London Bridge built between 1825 and 1831 – a view from the west, with shipping on the river. Originally produced for the publisher John Tallis’s “London Street Views” (1838 on) and reissued with 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 58 x 116mm (approx. 2-1/4” x 4-5/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[?London : ca.1825]. An attractive and uncommon antique print – a lithographic vignette view of Vauxhall Bridge, apparently from the north-west – some kind of boat-house in the foreground. Neither artist nor series have proved capable of identification.
Lithograph on paper. Printed surface 95 x 133mm (approx. 3-3/4” x 5-1/4”). Cropped close to image; a few very faint marks, but a very good copy. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : John Cooke, 1777]. A plain and elegant eighteenth-century print of the Custom House from the quay. Originally engraved for Henry Chamberlain’s “A New and Compleat History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster” (London : 1770) – and here in the slightly later and slightly altered impression utilised for 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 127 x 162mm (approx. 5” x 6-3/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 57/009B.

£40

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[Dublin : for John Archer, 1791]. An elegant antique print of seventeenth-century London – the city in flames, Londoners scrambling to save their possessions. Engraved by William Esdall (fl.1775-1795) and originally produced for the Dublin edition of Thomas Pennant’s “Some Account of London” (1791) – a close copy of the engraving by Peter Mazell in the London edition.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 120 x 211mm (approx. 4-3/4” x 8-1/4”). Tiny hole in upper blank margin, not affecting image; a few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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London : George Virtue, 1828. An attractive antique print – a view from an eminence, looking out across the town to the Thames. Engraved by John James Hinchliff (1805-1862) from an original study by the landscape and topographical painter Henry Gastineau. Originally produced for the “England’s Topographer” series of Kent views (London : 1828-1831).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 103 x 148mm (approx. 4” x 5-7/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : R. Godfrey], 1775. A handsome antique print of the original Blackfriars Bridge (by Robert Mylne) in the course of building – the stone arches rising on the south side of the Thames and a temporary wooden structure joining them from the north. Dated 1775 in the plate (although probably a slightly later printing). Drawn, engraved and published by Richard Bernard Godfrey (b.1728).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 168 x 210mm (approx. 6-5/8” x 8-1/4”). Trimmed a little close, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

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[London : 1799]. A fine antique print of Wren’s Chelsea Hospital from the Thames – with the rotunda of the Ranelagh Pleasure Gardens to the east – and small craft on the river. From an original study by the print-dealer and amateur painter Samuel Ireland. Originally produced for Ireland’s “Picturesque Views on the River Thames” (1792) – and here in a later impression.
Sepia aquatint on paper. Engraved surface 129 x 166mm (approx. 5” x 6-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 71/047.

£40

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A pleasant antique print – a view of the Custom House from across the Thames – barges in the foreground. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker. 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 160 x 217mm (approx. 6-1/4” x 8-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1893]. A late nineteenth-century antique print giving a view of Lambeth from the river. 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 Suburbs” (1893).
Hand touched and finished half-tone process block. Image area 155 x 222mm (approx. 6-1/8” x 8-3/4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£20

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A Victorian print showing London Bridge and the Thames as a working river, with lightermen at work aboard their vessels. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker, 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 155 x 216mm (approx. 6-1/8” x 8-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A very pleasant late Victorian print of Old Swan Pier (Swan Lane Pier) from up-river- a crowd of passengers boarding a paddle steamer – London Bridge beyond. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker, 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 160 x 220mm (approx. 6-3/8” x 8-5/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. A Victorian print showing the scene from London Bridge, with passengers embarking on a steam vessel, 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 218mm (approx. 6-1/4” x 8-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Leadenhall Press, 1891]. An attractive antique print – the cathedral from across the river, Thames lighters in the foreground. From an original design by the painter and illustrator William Luker. 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 163 x 218mm (approx. 6-3/8” x 8-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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London : Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1810. A pleasant antique print – Somerset House from the Thames – St. Paul’s in the distance beyond. Engraved by John le Keux (1783-1846) from an original study by Frederick Mackenzie. Originally produced for the part-work “Beauties of England and Wales” (1801-1816).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 110 x 151mm (approx. 4-3/8” x 6”). Tiny mark to left-hand blank margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : Virtue & Co., 1881]. A handsome antique print – a view of Lambeth Palace from the Thames. Engraved by John Shury & Son from an original study by David Hall McKewan. Originally produced in 1840 for the part-work “History of Surrey” (London : 1840-1848) – and here in the later reissue published between 1878 and 1881.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 152 x 180mm (approx. 6” x 7-1/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : Cassell & Co., 1878]. A handsome antique print of the imposing Victorian river facade of Billingsgate, built by City Architect Sir Horace Jones between 1874 and 1877. Originally produced as a presentation plate for the part-work “Old and New London” (London : 1873-1878).
Lithograph on paper. Later hand colour. Printed surface 144 x 204mm (approx. 5-5/8” x 8”). A few tiny specks, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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London : Ackermann & Co., 1837. A charming antique print – a delicate etching of the quay at Blackwall – a man fishing in the dock – from the highly skilled marine painter-engraver Henry Moses. Originally produced for Moses’ “Marine Sketch Book” series (London : 1825-1826).
Etching on paper. Engraved surface 102 x 184mm (approx. 4” x 7-1/4”). A couple of faint marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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London : John Harris, 1815. A pleasant antique print – St. Paul’s Cathedral lofty above the Thames – small craft on the river. Engraved by William Radclyffe (1783-1855) 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 114 x 151mm (approx. 4-1/2” x 6”). Trimmed a little close, one tiny mark, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 104/006.

£40

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[London : T. Nelson & Sons, ca.1890]. An attractive antique print – a view along the Embankment towards the Houses of Parliament – Cleopatra’s Needle and the Charing Cross railway bridge prominent in the middle distance. Originally produced for the Nelson “Chromo Views of London” series of views and view-books.
Chromolithograph on paper. Printed surface 80 x 123mm (approx. 3-1/8” x 4-7/8”). Two tiny marks, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£25

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London : Vernor, Hood & Sharpe; & W.Cooke, 1809. A charming antique print – a delicate etching of the old windmill on the banks of the Thames at Nine Elms – a barge ties up to the wharf. Etched and engraved by William Bernard Cooke (1778-1855) from an original study by Samuel Owen. Originally produced for Owen’s first series of Thames views – “The Thames” (London 1809-1811).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 194 x 114mm (approx. 7-5/8” x 4-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 106/058.

£40

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London : Vernor, Hood & Sharpe; & W.Cooke, 1809. A charming antique print – a delicate etching of the old windmill and the adjacent cottages on the banks of the Thames at Nine Elms – small craft fill their sails on the river. Etched and engraved by William Bernard Cooke (1778-1855) from an original study by Samuel Owen. Originally produced for Owen’s first series of Thames views – “The Thames” (London : 1809-1811).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 128 x 172mm (approx. 5” x 6-3/4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 106/059.

£40

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[London : E. T. Brain & Co., 1847]. A fine antique print giving a sweeping view of the City of London, with London Bridge and the Monument in the foreground and St. Paul’s dominating the skyline. 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” (1846-1847).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 91 x 138mm (approx. 3-5/8” x 5-1/2”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/065.

£50

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[London : E. T. Brain & Co., 1847]. A pleasant small antique print – Vauxhall Bridge from the riverbank. 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 68 x 88mm (approx. 2-5/8” x 3-1/2”). A couple of tiny specks to blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/034B.

£20

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[London : E. T. Brain & Co., 1847]. An attractive antique print – Waterloo Bridge from the river – Somerset House and St. Paul’s beyond. 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 67 x 90mm (approx. 2-5/8” x 3-1/2”). A couple of faint and tiny marks to blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/018.

£30

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[London : John Tallis & Co., 1852]. A charming small antique print – Westminster Bridge with the Houses of Parliament beyond. 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 65 x 87mm (approx. 2-5/8” x 3-3/8”). A touch of dustiness to outer blank margins, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/020A.

£20

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London : T. Hughes, 1805. A striking antique print – the City of London in flames – a view from the Thames. Engraved by S. Owen (fl.1796-1838) from a study (based on an earlier source) by the London draughtsman, engraver, printer and printseller, Thomas Prattent, who had premises in Cloth Fair. Originally produced for B. Lambert, “The History and Survey of London and its Environs from the Earliest Period” (London : 1805-1806).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 101 x 157mm (approx. 4” x 6-1/4”). A touch of dustiness to outer margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 96/006.

£30

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[London : William S. Orr & Co., 1856]. A handsome antique print – a view of the freshly-built Houses of Parliament from the Thames. Engraved by the highly skilled Thomas Abiel Prior from his own original study. Originally produced in 1850 for the part-work publication “The Land We Live In” (London : 1847-1851) – and here in a slightly later impression.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 148 x 199mm (approx. 5-7/8” x 7-7/8”). A few tiny marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£75

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[London : Longman & Co., J. & A. Arch & G. Cooke], 1827. A charming antique print of London – Blackfriars Bridge and St. Paul’s from the south bank of the Thames. In the foreground is an iron boat. 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 103 x 150mm (approx. 4-1/8” x 5-7/8”). A couple of tiny specks and faint marks to lower blank margin, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 149/039.

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London : Longman & Co., J. & A. Arch & G. Cooke, 1828. A lovely antique print – Southwark Bridge seen from the south, with the old Wren churches of St. Michael Queenhithe and St. Michael Paternoster Royal prominent on the skyline. Men at work in the foreground where the initials of the artists and the engraver are cleverly carved in blocks of stone. Etched and engraved by George Cooke (1781-1834) from an original drawing by Samuel Prout, also worked on by Edward William Cooke (1811-1880), whose initials also appear. Originally produced for George Cooke’s part-work series “Views in London and its Vicinity” (1826-1834).
Etching and engraving on paper. Engraved surface 122 x 173mm (approx. 4-7/8” x 6-7/8”). A couple of tiny specks and very faint marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 149/038.

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[London : W. S. Orr, 1837 (or later)]. A charming antique print of Billingsgate from the river – small boats crowding the old timbered quay. Engraved by John Woods (fl.1835-1855) from an original study by the landscape-painter John Francis Salmon. 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 114 x 159mm (approx. 4-1/2” x 6-1/4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£40

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[London : A. Fullarton & Co., 1859]. An attractive panoramic view of the City of London, looking north across London Bridge to St. Paul’s, the shipping on the river, the spires of the City churches, the Monument and the Tower of London. Drawn and engraved by William Bell Scott, the Scottish art historian, poet, engraver and painter of the Pre-Raphaelite school.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 112 x 180mm (approx. 4-1/2” x 7-1/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£75

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A handsome antique print of the Custom House, with the new Robert Smirke river facade from an adjacent wooden jetty, small boats tying up. Engraved by William Tombleson (fl.1823-1841) 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. Engraved surface 102 x 152mm (approx. 4” x 6”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/100.

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A delightful antique print – a lively river scene, the new bridge bedecked with flags. Engraved by the highly skilled Thomas Higham (1796-1844) from an original drawing (now in the Museum of London) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century century London. From Shepherd’s part-work series “Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century” (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 103 x 151mm (approx. 4” x 5-7/8”). A few specks to outer blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/093.

£40

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[London : Jones & Co., 1829]. A very pleasant antique print – a view of the nineteenth-century (1826) Shot Mill south-west of Waterloo Bridge – a site now the home of the Hayward Gallery, the Royal Festival Hall, etc. Engraved by John James Hinchliff (1805-1875) from an original study 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 150mm (approx. 4-1/8” x 5-7/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/148.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1830]. A delightful antique print – a busy river scene with barges and water traffic and, in the foreground, a lighter laden with blocks of stone for the new London Bridge then being built upstream of the old one. The skyline is dominated by the Monument and the spire of St Magnus the Martyr. Engraved by the well-known William Radclyffe (1783-1855) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Shepherd’s series “London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century” (London : 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 100 x 155mm (approx. 4” x 6-1/8”). A few tiny specks, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/171.

£40

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London : Jones & Co., 1828. A most attractive antique print – a lively river scene, with water traffic and the newly built bridge. Engraved by the highly skilled Thomas Higham (1796-1844) from an original drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century London. Originally produced for Shepherd’s series “Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century” (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 98 x 152mm (approx. 3-7/8” x 6”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/092.

£30

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London : Jones & Co. 1830. A delightful antique print – a busy river scene with water traffic and a smart new paddle-steamer, its decks crowded with sightseers, with the Tower behind. Engraved by the well-known William Radclyffe (1783-1855) from an original pencil sketch (now in the Guildhall Library) by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century London. Originally produced for Shepherd’s series “London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century” (London : 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 102 x 150mm (approx. 4” x 5-7/8”). A few tiny specks to outer blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/172.

£50

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[London : Jones & Co., 1829]. A most attractive antique print – Vauxhall Bridge from the east, men at work in a boatyard in the foreground, two men and a dog fishing from the bank, etc. Engraved by James Baylis Allen (1803-1876) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century London. Originally produced for Shepherd’s partwork series “Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century” (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 99 x 150mm (approx. 3-7/8” x 5-7/8”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/149.

£40

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London : Tombleson & Co., [1834]. A pleasant antique print of the John Rennie bridge built between 1811 and 1817 – described by Canova as “the noblest bridge in the world” but nonetheless demolished in 1936. An intricately engraved ornamental border surrounds the image. Engraved by Franz Abresch (fl.1832-1841) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and 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 165 x 201mm (approx. 6-1/2” x 7-7/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/049.

£50

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London : Jones & Co., 1827. A handsome antique print of the original Waterloo Bridge – the John Rennie design built between 1811 and 1817 and described by Canova as “the noblest bridge in the world”. A view from the east, the Thames busy with lighters. Engraved by William Wallis (fl.1816-1855) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. Originally produced for Shepherd’s series “Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century” (London : 1827-1830).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 95 x 149mm (approx. 3-3/4” x 5-7/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 154/014.

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[London : Jones & Co., 1831]. A delightful antique print – the bridge from the south-east, the Abbey, etc., beyond, small craft on the river. 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 111 x 160mm (approx. 4-3/8” x 6-1/4”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/122.

£30

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London : Longman & Co., J. & A. Arch & G. Cooke, 1827. A handsome antique print – a delicate study of dredging work on the Thames in the early nineteenth century – the Tower of London in the distance. 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 144 x 177mm (approx. 5-5/8” x 7”).A couple of tiny specks, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 149/005.

£50

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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 handsome antique print of the famous Adelphi Terrace as it stood before the construction of the Embankment pushed it back from the river front. The view has an engraved decorative border in vaguely Adam style. 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 166 x 214mm (approx. 6-3/8” x 8-3/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/048.

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London : Tombleson & Co., [1834]. A charming antique print showing the hospital from across the Thames, with sailing craft on the river and a boating mishap about to occur. An intricately engraved decorative border features military symbols – drums, trumpets, banners, etc. Engraved by Samuel Lacey (1786-1859) from an original design by William Tombleson (fl.1823-1841) and 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 211mm (approx. 6-1/4” x 8-3/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/042.

£50

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London : Tombleson & Co., [1833]. An attractive antique print showing the palace from the river, with small craft in the foreground. With an engraved decorative border featuring episcopal symbols, 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 169 x 193mm (approx. 6-5/8” x 7-5/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/045.

£40

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London : Tombleson & Co., [1833]. A handsome antique print of the bridge from the south, with the City of London along the far shore and St Paul’s Cathedral framed by one of the arches. With an engraved decorative border of hands clasping in amity between the arms of the City and those of Southwark. 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 160 x 200mm (approx. 6-1/4” x 8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/055.

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London : Tombleson & Co., [1834]. A most attractive antique print showing the bridge from the south-west – the City skyline and the Monument beyond, a pleasure-steamer on the river and a rowing boat in the foreground. An intricately engraved decorative border surrounds the image. Engraved by J. How (fl.1832-1834) from an original study by William Tombleson (fl.1823-1841) and 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 168 x 206mm (approx. 6-5/8” x 8-1/8”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/053.

£50

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London : Tombleson & Co., [1834]. A handsome antique print – Vauxhall Bridge from the west, men at work on an upturned boat in the foreground, a glimpse of Vauxhall to the south. The view is set with an elbaorate engraved border of trellis and roses. 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 168 x 210 (approx. 6-5/8” x 8-1/4”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 178/044.

£40

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[London : R. & J. Dodsley, 1761]. An elegant eighteenth-century print of the Custom House from the river – bales and barrels on the quay. Engraved by Benjamin Green (1736?-1800?) from an original study by the painter and illustrator Samuel Wale, first Professor of Perspective at the Royal Academy. Originally produced for Robert Dodsley’s part-work compilation, “London and its Environs Described” (1761).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 88 x 140mm (approx. 3-1/2” x 5-1/2”). One small mark in lower margin, otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 41/027.

£30

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[London : R. & J. Dodsley, 1761]. A charming eighteenth-century print of old Somerset House from the river. Engraved by Edward Rooker (fl.1749-1777) from an original study by the painter and illustrator Samuel Wale, first Professor of Perspective at the Royal Academy. Originally produced for Robert Dodsley’s part-work compilation, “London and its Environs Described” (London : 1761).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 87 x 139mm (approx. 3-1/2” x 5-1/2”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 41/066.

£30

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[London : Alexander Hogg, 1786]. An attractive antique print – a stylised late eighteenth-century view of the mediaeval Castle Baynard, destroyed in the Great Fire of London. Engraved by John G. Wooding and originally produced for the part-work “The New, Complete, and Universal History, Description, and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster” (1784) – and here in a slightly later impression dated to 1786.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 150 x 214mm (approx. 5-7/8” x 8-3/8”). Trimmed a little tight at head, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 63/10B.

£50

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