View of Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul's, from the Patent Shot Manufactory on the South Side of the River: Blackfriars Bridge and St Pauls
de TURNER, Daniel and SUTHERLAND, Thomas
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London: Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street,, 1803.. 300 by 430mm. (11.75 by 17 inches).. Engraved print with aquatint. A view of Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral in the background. This was the third bridge to be built to cross the Thames, designed by Robert Mylne. The bridge was financed in a curious way - a large portion of the funding came from men who had refused posts in the Corporation of London. The posts required an oath of loyalty to the Anglican church, and if the recipient refused the office, or even a nomination for an office, he was fined, so it became a way of indirectly taxing non-conformists. By the time this print was made, the toll for crossing the bridge had been dropped. The shot manufactory tower shown was the cutting edge of military technology. Invented by William Watt in 1782, it was used to create bullets: lead was dropped through a sieve at the top of the tower, formed perfect spheres as it fell, and was caught in a vat of water to cool it. Watts built the tower in London in 1789, with Philip George and Colonel Samuel Worrell as his partners. Adams 1983 191.31 (1880 reprint); BL Maps Ktop XXII 38-f; BM 1880,1113.5853.
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- View of Blackfriars Bridge and St Paul's, from the Patent Shot Manufactory on the South Side of the River
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- TURNER, Daniel and SUTHERLAND, Thomas
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- Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street,
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- 1803.
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- 300 by 430mm. (11.75 by 17 inches).
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Daniel Crouch Rare Books is specialist dealer in antique atlases, maps, plans, sea charts and voyages dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Our carefully selected stock also includes a number of fine prints and globes, and a selection of cartographic reference books.Our particular passions include rare atlases, wall maps, and separately published maps and charts. We strive to acquire unusual and quirky maps that are in fine condition. We are members of the following trade associations: The Antiquarian Bookseller's Association (ABA); The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA); Confédération Internationale des Négociantes en Oeuvres d'Art (CINOA); The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD); and The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF). Daniel and Nick are also both members of The Company of Art Scholars, Dealers, and Collectors.