Original 1756 engraving by Benjamin Cole with the courtyard of the Fishmongers' Company almshouses at Newington Butts, then in Surrey and today in south London. It is a book leaf: the text of a history of London is printed on the back.
Original 1756 engraving by Benjamin Cole with the courtyard of the Fishmongers' Company almshouses at Newington Butts, then in Surrey and today in south London. It is a book leaf: the text of a history of London is printed on the back.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Benjamin Cole.
Date: 1756.
Source: Leaf from an 18th-century history of London (text printed on the verso).
Dimensions: 7.7 x 9.1 in (19.5 x 23.2 cm).
Condition: A small piece of paper missing at the lower right; paper toned and with light creases in the margins.