Original antique engraving of the Charterhouse in London, the former Carthusian monastery turned into hospital and school, in a bird's-eye view of about 1720. Copper engraving in black and white published in London by Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance & Co. At the foot: "The Charter House, about 1720".
Original antique engraving of the Charterhouse in London, the former Carthusian monastery turned into hospital and school, in a bird's-eye view of about 1720. Copper engraving in black and white published in London by Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance & Co. At the foot: "The Charter House, about 1720".
From Londiniana; or, Reminiscences of the British Metropolis, by Edward Wedlake Brayley, a work in four volumes on the history and antiquities of London published in 1829.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Date: 1829 (the view shows the buildings as they were about 1720).
Source: E. W. Brayley, Londiniana, London, Hurst, Chance & Co.
Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 in (17 x 11 cm).
Condition: Fair. Paper yellowed, with light damp stains in the margins; image clean.