A hand-colored view of London, numbered in the upper right corner: 1a., John Bowles was at this address from 1740? to 1775; his son Carington Bowles was at this address from 1764 to 1793., Plate mark measures 18.5 x 27.4 cm., Library Company copy is tipped in Peter Collinson's copy of William Maitland's The history of London (London: Samuel Richardson, 1739).
Date
[between 1764 and 1768?]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *U Eng Maitland (bw) 12049.F.1
Plate signed: Dowbiggin invt 1756., At head of plate: Drawn and engraved for the London magazine 1756., Lancelot Dowbiggin's design for the Blackfriars Bridge was rejected in favor of a design by Robert Mylne, but the plate was published in the London magazine in April 1756., Printed area measures 16.5 x 32.3 cm., Library Company copy is tipped in Peter Collinson's copy of William Maitland's The history of London (London: Samuel Richardson, 1739).
Creator
Dowbiggin, Lancelot, 1685-1759
Date
[1756]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *U Eng Maitland (bw) 12049.F.2
Caption title., At head of text is an engraved illustration with the title: An exact view of London Bridge since the conflagration., Printed area measures 40.3 x 37.0 cm., Library Company copy is tipped in, at p. 32, to Peter Collinson's copy of William Maitland's The history of London (London: Samuel Richardson, 1739); trimmed at foot, removing printseller's name; imprint from ESTC
Date
[1758]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *U Eng Maitland (bw) 12049.F.7
