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Of haddocks good this town has plenty, and here's a wife that sells this dainty
Title
Of haddocks good this town has plenty, and here's a wife that sells this dainty [graphic].
Publication
[Edinburgh] : [L. Scott], [1803]
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 11.2 x 10 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title from verses etched below image.
Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved.
Plate from: Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented : accompanied with views of several principal buildings of the city. Edinbr. : Sold by L. Scott ..., 1803.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Summary
A woman, wearing a basket on her back and holding a plate of fish, stands on a city street; two men carry a sedan chair in the background on the left.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 01, 2019
Subjects
Genre/Form
Cries.
Etchings - Scotland - Edinburgh - 1803.
Engravings - Scotland - Edinburgh - 1803.
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