Arms of London and its Twelve Great Livery Companies - Engraving 1814
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Original copper engraving with the arms, crest and supporters of the City of London, under the motto Domine dirige nos, and below them the shields of the twelve principal livery companies: mercers, grocers, drapers, fishmongers, goldsmiths, skinners, merchant taylors, haberdashers, salters, ironmongers, vintners and clothworkers, each with its motto.
Original copper engraving with the arms, crest and supporters of the City of London, under the motto Domine dirige nos, and below them the shields of the twelve principal livery companies: mercers, grocers, drapers, fishmongers, goldsmiths, skinners, merchant taylors, haberdashers, salters, ironmongers, vintners and clothworkers, each with its motto.
The livery companies grew out of the medieval guilds of the City and became corporations under royal charter, responsible for training in the trade and for the control of wages and standards. No. VIII of the series published by G. Jones.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver / publisher: Published by G. Jones, London.
Date: 1814.
Source: London series, no. VIII.
Dimensions: 8.1 x 10.1 in (20.7 x 25.7 cm).
Condition: Toned paper, with scattered damp staining, more marked in the margins; the plate mark clean and well printed.
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Original copper engraving with the arms, crest and supporters of the City of London, under the motto Domine dirige nos, and below them the shields of the twelve principal livery companies: mercers, grocers, drapers, fishmongers, goldsmiths, skinners, merchant taylors, haberdashers, salters, ironmongers, vintners and clothworkers, each with its motto.