Original early 19th century copper engraving combining a plan of the City of London — Moorfields, Bishopsgate, Cornhill, Leadenhall Street, Aldgate and Whitechapel — with a view of Crosby Hall. Drawn and engraved by J. Greig and published by W. Clarke, New Bond Street.
Original early 19th century copper engraving combining a plan of the City of London — Moorfields, Bishopsgate, Cornhill, Leadenhall Street, Aldgate and Whitechapel — with a view of Crosby Hall. Drawn and engraved by J. Greig and published by W. Clarke, New Bond Street.
The heading "Walk, 2nd" shows that the sheet belongs to a guide of London walks of the kind of David Hughson's Walks through London, published by W. Clarke in 1817 with plans and views engraved by John Greig. The great hall of Crosby Hall was dismantled in 1910 and re-erected in Chelsea, where it still stands.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / engraver: J. Greig.
Date: 1817.
Dimensions: 5.4 x 9.3 in (13.8 x 23.5 cm).
Condition: Clean impression, with the full plate mark and good ink. Toned paper with light damp staining in the margins, above all along the left side.