Item Summary

Titled 'N.W. View of the Tower of London, by Maurer, 1753' in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc, London, 1829.,View of the Tower of London from the North West, with carriage, figures, bridge, moat and old entrance in the foreground and ships' masts in the background; lettered with title and production details below.

Descriptive Information

Title
A North West View of the Tower of London = Vüe du coté du Nord-ouest de la Tour de Londres. / J. Maurer delin.
Call Number
C South 03/Drawer 09/GC138/Half Folio GA 2023.00118
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcr494w1087
Publisher
London : Printed for & Sold by T. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, John Bowles & Son in Cornhill, Rob.t Sayer in Fleet Street & Hen. Overton without Newgate. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, 1753.
Language
English
Date Created
1753
Format
Visual material
Extent
1 print : etching and engraving ; platemark 26.3 x 40.5 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 41.7 cm
Source Acquisition
Princeton copy 1: Gift of Bruce C. Willsie, Princeton class of 1986; 2022.
References
British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Princeton copy 1: Hand-colored. Sheet trimmed to 24.6 x 38.5 cm; lacks attribution to Bowles, Sayer and Overton.

Discovery Information

Subject
Tower of London (London, England)—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
Buildings—England—London—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
London (England)—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
Vues d'optique—Specimens

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/9f8e4c48-0d54-4eef-a3a9-b2ef64d45156/manifest