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Object Type
print
Museum number
1880,0911.617
Title
Object:
A Plan of Part of Cheapside
Series:
Londina Illustrata
Description
At top a plan of a section of Cheapside showing the locations of the Cross and Standard, with Friday Street at far left and Bow Churchyard at far right; below two small copies after Hollar etchings showing the pulling down of Cheapside Cross in 1643 and the burning on its site of the 'Book of Sports'. 1809 Etching and engraving
Producer name
After:
Wenceslaus Hollar
Published by:
Robert Wilkinson
Published by:
William Herbert
School/style
British
Production date
1809
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
276 millimetres
Width:
195 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For comment see 1880,1113.1254
Bibliographic references
Adams 1983 / London Illustrated 1604-1850: a survey and index of topographical books and their plates
(131.122)
New Hollstein (German) / The New Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700
(420)
(Hollar; after)
Pennington 1982 / A descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar
(491A.9(a))
(after)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
demolition
architectural feature
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
London
Acquisition name
Transferred from:
British Library
(Map department)
Acquisition date
1877
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1880,0911.617