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[London : for J. Wilkie & others, 1772]. A handsome antique print – the old Danish Church in Wellclose Square, built in 1696. Originally engraved by Benjamin Cole for the part-work edition of William Maitland’s “History of London” (London : 1753-1756), but here in a slightly later printing from 1772.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 168 x 238mm (approx. 6-1/2” x 9-3/8”). Trimmed tight to margins, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 38/039A

£40

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London : J. Booth, 1816. A handsome antique print – the exterior of the old church of St. Mary Matfelon on the Whitechapel Road. Engraved by S. Jenkins from an original drawing (now in the Guildhall Library) by John Coney. Originally produced for the part-work series “Architectura Ecclesiastica Londini; being a Series of Views” (London : 1810-1823) – “the first artistically competent and exhaustive illustration of the golden age of London church building” (Adams). Below the image are several lines of explanatory text.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 210 x 212mm (approx. 8-1/4” x 8-3/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 129/086.

£75

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[London : for A. Churchill, J. Knapton & others, 1720]. A most attractive early eighteenth-century map of Whitechapel, showing the High Street leading out to the Mile End Road, Wentworth (“Wentford”) and Montague Streets to the north, Mansell Street and Leman (“Lemon”) Street running south, crossed by Alie (“Ailiff”) Street, Wellclose Square, etc. Inset is a smaller map of the tiny parish of St. Katherine’s by the Tower, now largely replaced by St. Katherine’s Dock. Keyed tables give the names of dozens of streets, courts and alleys. Originally produced for the 1720 edition of John Stow’s “Survey of London”.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 274 x 356mm (approx. 10-3/4” x 14”). Faint old folds; a few minor marks, spots and faint creases, but overall in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 25/047.

£200

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[London : Leadenhall Press 1891]. An antique print – a lively depiction of the busy market – 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 218 x 159mm (approx. 8-5/8” x 6-1/4”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print.

£30

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[London : E. T. Brain & Co., 1847]. A charming small antique print of the old church of St. Mary Matfelon on the Whitechapel Road. 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 67 x 86mm (approx. 2-5/8” x 3-3/8”). A few tiny specks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 207/084B.

£20

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[London : W. S. Orr, 1837]. A charming antique print depicting the High Street from the east, with the spire of St. Botolph Aldgate, the Monument and the City of London beyond. The street bustles with traffic – a coach-and-four, a trap, and heavily-laden wagons – and some prominence is given to the exterior of a local barber’s shop with a fine barber’s pole. Engraved by John Cox (fl.1834-1839) from an original drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and originally produced for John Woods’ “History of London : Illustrated by Views”, first published in parts 1837-1838.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 110 x 156mm (approx. 4-3/8” x 6-1/8”). A couple of tiny marks to blank margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 188/007.

£40

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London : Jones & Co., 1831. A handsome antique print – the old church of St. Mary Matfelon on the Whitechapel Road. Engraved by James Tingle (1801-1858) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth-century London. Originally produced for Shepherd’s partwork series “London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century” (London : 1829-1832).
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 120 x 150mm (approx. 4-3/4” x 5-7/8”). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 161/106.

£25

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