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Staples Inn, Holborn, 1800
Staples Inn, Holborn. Tudor building originally attached to Grays Inn, one of four Inns of Court. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

London Stone in Cannon Street, London
London Stone in Cannon Street, supposed to be the milestone or Milliarium of the Romans. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

Mrs. Salmons Waxworks Museum, Fleet Street
Mrs. Salmons Waxworks Museum, at the Horn Tavern, 17 Fleet Street. It had 140 wax figures and was run by Mrs. Clark from 1760 until 1812

The Principal Gate of the Priory of St. Bartholomew, Smithfield. Founded as an Augustinian priory in 1123. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society

Sir Paul Pinders Lodge in Half Moon Alley. The facade decorated with plasterwork designs. Was the keepers lodge to the park beloning to merchant Sir Paul Pindar (1565-1650)

Barber Surgeons Hall, Monkwell Street. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Bas-relief of a gardener on the wall of Mr. Holylands stables, Gardiners Lane. Man in doublet and breeches holding a spade, dated 1670

Barber Surgeons Hall, Monkwell Street, London
Barber Surgeons Hall, Monkwell Street, from the church yard of St. Giles, Cripplegate. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

Pedlar and his dog in the window of Saint Mary-at-Lambeth
Pedlar and his dog in the stained glass window of the church at Saint Mary-at-Lambeth. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

The Old Fountain in Minories parish, London. A Tudor-era timber-frame inn built in 1490 Demolished in 1793. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

Guild-hall Chapel, rebuilt in 1440, part of the 12th century Guildhall in London. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his

Kitchen of Leathersellers Hall, London. Demolished in 1799. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Tombs of Royalist Richard Penderel and poet George Chapman
Tombs of Royalist Richard Penderel (d.1671) and poet George Chapman (1559-1634) in the churchyard of St. Giles in the Fields

Guy, Earl of Warwick, from a basso-relievio in Warwick Lane. Crusader hero killed the Danish champion, the giant Colbrand, for Athelstan of England

Sion College, at London Wall, near Cripplegate. Founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will of Thomas White

Grave monument of Theodore I of Corsica, Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff, 1694-1756, in St. Ann, Westminster. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

Tomb of artist William Hogarth, Chiswick churchyard, Middlesex. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Grave effigy or Lady Arabella, Countess Dowager of Nottingham, in the chancel of St. Mary le Savoy. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

Grave effigy of Sir Nicholas Throkmorton, St. Catherine Cree
Grave effigy of Sir Nicholas Throkmorton, 1516-1571, Chief Butler of England, in the church of St. Catherine Cree, Aldgate

Grave effigies in St. Saviours Southwark. Wooden figure of a Knight Templar and monument to Old Overie, father of Mary Overie, foundress of the Priory

Grave monument to the Elizabethan herald William Camdem
Grave monument to the Elizabethan antiquarian and herald William Camdem, died 1623, in Poets Corner, Westminster Abbey. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members

Crypt of the ancient priory of Black-Nuns
Remains of the crypt part of the ancient priory of Black-Nuns, adjoining St. Helens Church, Bishopsgate Street. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

A specimen of ancient building, King Street, London
A specimen of ancient building. Old timber-frame houses situated on the west side of King Street, Westminster. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

Monument of Samuel Cooper in St. Pancras in the Fields
Monument of miniature painter Samuel Cooper (1609-1672) in St. Pancras in the Fields. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

Cornelius Van Duns almshouses in Petty France
Van Duns almshouses in Petty France, with his mural monument in St. Margarets Church, Westminster. View of Elizabethen timber frame almshouse for 20 poor widows and portrait of Cornelius Van Dun

Rosamonds Pond, St. James Park, circa 1758 (filled up in 1770). Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

The White Hart, Bishopsgate Street. Medieval pub rebuilt in 1480 on the site of a public house dated back to 1246. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

Underground vaults in Gerards Hall Inn, Cheapside, 1795
Underground vaults in Gerards Hall Inn in Basing Lane, Bread Street, Cheapside, 1795. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries

The west front of the Mathematical School, Christs Hospital, 1775. Free school built by Sir Robert Clayton during the reign of King Charles II

Grave effigy and monument to William Emerson, died 1575
Grave effigy and monument to honest man William Emerson, died 1575, in St. Mary Overies or St. Saviours Southwark. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

The conduit near Bayswater, Paddington, built to preserve a large spring of pure water, 17th century.. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

Wood Street Compter, 18th century
Wood Street Compter, prison owned by the Sheriffs of London, built in the mayoralty of Sir Samuel Strange in 1670. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

Cleveland House by St. James Palace, London. Built by Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, mistress of King Charles II, later owned by the Duke of Bridgwater

The Savoy Hospital in 1650 and in ruins in 1792
The Savoy Hospital in 1650 from a print by Wenceslaus Hollar and in ruins in 1792. On the site of the Savoy Palace built by Peter, Count of Savoy, in the 13th century

Savoy Prison, part of the ancient Palace of the Savoy, used as a military prison in the 18th century. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of

Grave effigy of Alicia Steward in St. Mary le Savoy
Grave effigy of Alicia, daughter of Simon Steward, with the Old Vestry Door in St. Mary le Savoy. She kneels in an armorial cape holding a skull

Grave effigy of Robert Scott, St. Mary, Lambeth
Grave effigy of Robert Scott, army officer in the Swedish and Danish services and military inventor, died 1631, St. Mary Lambeth

Monument to John Stowe, Historian and Antiquarian, 1525-1605
John Stowe, Historian and Antiquarian, 1525-1605, from his monument in the Church of St. Andrew Undershaft. Depicted in an Elizabethan ruff holding a quill pen

Mount Vesuvius erupting 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Thomas Kelly, London, 1829

Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus. The Nyl-ghaus in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

Zebu, Bos primigenius indicus
Zebu, indicine cattle or humped cattle, Bos primigenius indicus The Zebus in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Russell after an illustration by Horace S

Tiger, Panthera tigris, endangered. The Tigers in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of

Ratel or honey badger, Mellivora capensis, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W. Symns after an illustration by Horace S

Wolves of Hudson Bay, Canis lupus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society, London. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

English huntsman dragged in the middle of the hounds by his headstrong horse, 19th century. Martin Muffington unable to control his horse during a fox-hunt. Mr

English huntsman and lady watching a fox swim across a river, 19th century. Facey Romford raising his hat and shouting while Mrs Lucy Somerville sits sidesaddle on her mount. The view

Landowner discovering poachers netting partriduges on his land, 19th century. Mr. Jorrocks sees Benjamin wringing the neck of a partridge that Joshua Sneakington has handed him from a net

English tourists promenading in the Tuileries Garden, Paris, 19th century. French cuirassiers, ladies in crinolines stroll in the gardens. Mr

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