Traitors Gate, Tower of London
Cartographer : - Hughson, David 1760 - 1820
- Date: - 1805
- Size: - 7 1/2in x 4 1/2in (190mm x 115mm)
- Ref#: - 70596
- Condition: - (A) Very Good Condition
Description:
This original antique steel-plate engraved print of Traitors Gate at the Tower of London as it looked in the very early 19th century was engraved by John Storer and published in the 1805 edition of David Hugsons New Description of London.
David Hughson's New Description of London and the area for thirty miles around was a multi-volume illustrated work issued between 1805 and 1809. (Ref: M&B; Tooley)
General Definitions:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color : - off white
Age of map color: -
Colors used: -
General color appearance: -
Paper size: - 7 1/2in x 4 1/2in (190mm x 115mm)
Plate size: - 7 1/2in x 4 1/2in (190mm x 115mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - Small loss to bottom margin
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None
Hughson whose real name may have been Edward Pugh, was a writer on the topography and history of London. He produced a description of London based on an actual perambulation (walk) that was published in six volumes between 1805 and 1809 called London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and its Neighbourhood, to Thirty Miles Extent, from an Actual Perambulation. J. Stratford. He also produced works on topical matters such as the East India Company, religious subjects, and works of household management targetted at people of the middling and genteel ranks of life.
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