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A general view of the city of London, next the River Thames Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise
Title
A general view of the city of London, next the River Thames [graphic] = Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise.
Publication
London : Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street, [between 1751 and 1770]
Physical Description
1 print : etching with engraving ; plate mark 17 x 27.3 cm, on sheet 24 x 38 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Titles etched below image, in English and French.
Probably a later state, with slight alterations to the plate numbering. For a state with "No. 1" in upper right corner and no number in upper left corner, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1875,0710.4904.
Date range for publication from the British Museum online catalogue.
Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8.
Plate numbered "No. 1" in upper left corner and "1" in upper right corner.
Provenance
Formerly owned by James Comerford, with his armorial bookplate in the volume.
Summary
"Bird's eye view of London; the Tower on the right, old London Bridge in the centre with the Monument to its right, St Paul's beyond, Westminster Abbey in the distance at the left; a reduced copy of a print by Bowles."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Vüe générale de la ville de Londres qui comprend la partie la plus voisine de la Tamise
Format
Images
Language
English; French
Added to Catalog
June 22, 2022
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Bird's-eye views.
Cityscape prints.
Etchings - England - London - 1751.
Watermarks (Paper) - Curteis & Son - 1806.
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