A Plan of Part of the Ancient City of Westminster, from College Street to Whitehall, and from the Thames to St. James's Park, in which are laid down all the New Streets that have been built & other alterations made since the building of Westminster Bridge
Date:
printed 1740, drawn ca. 1760
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving marked with pen and black ink, blue wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 15/16 × 28 3/4 inches (53.2 × 73 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "The Platform on which the Procession of the | [Coro]nation of His Majesty H. Geo. 3d is to Pass"; in graphite, lower right: "D"; on verso in pen and brown ink, upper right: "Plan of Part of Westminster"; verso inscribed in 20th century hand, feint graphite, upper right: "Map c. 1760 | Bridge opened 1750 | Act for new roads 1756"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.22444
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
plan (formal concept) | coronation | city planning | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Palace of Westminster | United Kingdom | Westminster Abbey | City of Westminster | England | London