Original engraving of 1878 with the Foundling Hospital in London, the orphanage founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram, seen from its fields with carriages and strollers. Published by Cassell & Co. as number 18 of Old and New London.
Original engraving of 1878 with the Foundling Hospital in London, the orphanage founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram, seen from its fields with carriages and strollers. Published by Cassell & Co. as number 18 of Old and New London.
Nothing survives of the buildings shown here: they were demolished in the 1920s and their site is today the park of Coram's Fields.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Date: London, 1878.
Source: Old and New London, Cassell & Co., number 18.
Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 in (24 x 17 cm).
Condition: Good condition. Clean paper, with light yellowing at the edges and generous margins.