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Time and History presenting to Britannia the antient, progressive and present state of London, the capital of the British Empire
Title
Time and History presenting to Britannia the antient, progressive and present state of London, the capital of the British Empire [graphic].
Publication
[London] : [J. Cooke], [1775]
Physical Description
1 print : etching & engraving ; plate mark 30 x 21 cm, on sheet 36 x 23 cm
Notes
Title from item.
Imprint from that of book.
Frontispiece in: New and universal history, description and survey of the cities of London and Westminster.
Possibly engraved by Grignion after Wale as with other plates in the volume.
Lettered within top of frame: "Frontispiece".
Summary
Britannia, seated on a throne before a draped column, is presented with a large unrolled scroll by Father Time and a female personification of History, with St. Paul's Cathedral in the background and a putto in the foreground presenting a drawing of a monument.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 08, 2003
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Engravings - England - London - 1775.
Etchings - England - London - 1775.
Frontispieces.
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