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Object Type
print
Museum number
1948,0315.9.48
Title
Object:
London from Greenwich
Series:
London as it is
Description
View from near the observatory, looking across Greenwich Park towards the Queen's House and the Royal Naval College, the winding Thames, the Isle of Dogs and the City of London in the distance; in the left foreground a tripod holding a telescope, a few figures in park. 1842 Lithograph with tint stone and hand-colouring
Producer name
Print made by:
Thomas Shotter Boys
School/style
British
Production date
1842
Materials
paper
Technique
lithograph
hand-coloured
Dimensions
Height:
292 millimetres
Width:
435 millimetres
(image)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
For comment see 1880,1113.1339.1
Bibliographic references
Adams 1983 / London Illustrated 1604-1850: a survey and index of topographical books and their plates
(196.6)
Abbey Scenery / Scenery of Great Britain & Ireland in Aquatint & Lithography from the Library of J.R.Abbey
(239.6)
Location
Not on display
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
London
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Hermann Marx
Acquisition date
1948
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1948,0315.9.48