Contributor |
Maitland, William, 1693?-1757. History of London, from its foundation by the Romans, to the present time. |
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Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768, former owner. |
Title |
A View of the ruins of St. Peters Church, the corner of Leadenhall Street. |
Alternate Title |
Gentleman's magazine (London, England) |
Publisher |
[London, England : s.n] |
Publisher |
ENG. London. 1765 |
Date |
[1766] |
Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 15 x 21 cm |
Notes |
At head of engraving: Gent. Mag. Feb. 1766. |
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This is not the Church of St. Peter upon Cornhill on Grace Church Street just off Leadenhall Street. The ruins here depicted
were found under Mr. Hardy's house at the corner of Leadenhall and Bishopsgate Streets after the Bishopsgate fire of Nov.
1765.
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Plate mark measures 18.5 x 27.4 cm. |
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Library Company copy is tipped in, at p. 445, to Peter Collinson's copy of William Maitland's The history of London (London:
Samuel Richardson, 1739); with his MS. note.
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Geographic subject |
Bishopsgate (London, England) -- Fire, 1765. |
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London (England) -- Church history. |
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St. Peter's Church Leadenhall Street (London, England) -- Pictorial works. |
Genre |
Broadsides. |
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Intaglio prints. |
Provenance |
Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768, former owner. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| *U Eng Maitland (bw) 12049.F.10 |
Accession number |
12049.F.10 |