Original 19th century antique engraving with a view of the Bank of England in London, enlivened with figures of passers-by. The caption is bilingual: "La Banque d'Angleterre, a Londres / El Banco de Inglaterra, en Londres", under the heading "Angleterre / Inglaterra".
Original 19th century antique engraving with a view of the Bank of England in London, enlivened with figures of passers-by. The caption is bilingual: "La Banque d'Angleterre, a Londres / El Banco de Inglaterra, en Londres", under the heading "Angleterre / Inglaterra".
Engraved under the direction of the Parisian workshop of Lemaitre ("Lemaitre direxit"), present in a good part of the French illustrated encyclopaedias of the mid 19th century. A book leaf, numbered 158 at the upper right.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Engraver: Lemaitre ("Lemaitre direxit").
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.4 in (22.1 x 13.8 cm).
Condition: Paper yellowed with foxing spread through the margins and slight creases at the left edge; the image is clean.