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St. Paul's, Covent-Garden : as it appeared on fire, at eight o'clock on Thursday evening, 17th Sepr. 1795 / drawn by B.F. Scott ; engraved by John Scott.

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"View in Covent Garden showing St Paul's Church on fire; flames and smoke rising from the roof; in foreground people gather to watch spectacle, some on the tops of stalls, empty barrels, sacks and pieces of wood in foreground to left and right"--British Museum online catalogue.
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Call Number
C South 03/Drawer 09/GC138/Half Folio GA 2022.00059
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Publisher
[London] : Published 5th Novr. 1795 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London, [5 November 1795]
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Scott, John, 1774-1827
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Laurie & Whittle
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English
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St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England)—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
London (England)—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800
Vues d'optique—Specimens
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