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Object Type
print
Museum number
1880,1113.1114
Title
Object:
London, Westminster, and Southwark as they appeared A.D. 1543
Description
A reduced copy from a drawing by Antonio Van den Wyngaerde from c.1550 of a bird's eye view of London, Westminster and Southwark, showing Whitehall on the west and the Palace at Greenwich in the East, including Old St. Paul's with the Spire and the other principal buildings of the time. 1849 Etching on two sheets, joined.
Producer name
Print made by:
Nathaniel Whittock
After:
Anthonis van den Wijngaerde
Published by:
Nathaniel Whittock
School/style
British
Netherlandish
Production date
1849
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
383 millimetres
Width:
1527 millimetres
(joined sheets)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Crace 1878 / A Catalogue of Maps, Plans and Views of London, Westminster and Southwark, collected and arranged by Frederick Crace
(I.6)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
bird's eye view/long view
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
London
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
John Gregory Crace
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Frederick Crace
Acquisition date
1880
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1880,1113.1114