Title
A VIEW OF THE LONDON DOCK. / Drawn, Engraved & Published by William Daniell.
Creator
Daniell, William, 1769-1837, artist, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[London] : Published by William Daniell No9 Cleveland Street Fitzroy Square, London, October 1st 1808.
Physical details
1 print : aquatint with hand-colouring ; platemark 49.2 x 86.1 cm, on sheet 56.3 x 92.6 cm.
Description
Bird's-eye-view of the London dockyard; the River Thames on the right and stretching to the horizon; houses and factory buildings on the left. Inscription below title reads: 'This great national work, the primary object of which was to improve the port of London, besides affording extensive accommodation to shipping, provides equal security to the revenue & to commercial property. The space it occupies & enclosed by its boundary wall is upwards of forty five acres. The Dock, containing twenty acres, is 1260 feet in length, & 960 in breadth, & three acres are covered by the entrance bason & locks. The Tobacco Warehouse at the east end of the Dock spreads over an area of four acres; beneath which, & consequently of the same extent are commodious vaults for the reception of Wine & Brandy, & the five stacks of Warehouses on the north side are objects no less striking from their magnitude & stability. The facility afforded to business by the spacious sheds & excellent Machinery, together with every requisite convenience, render this vast mercantile concern one of the most complete in respect to utility, as it is in appearance one of the noblest works of the kind in the World. This Dock, begun in June 1802, was opened for Shipping on the 29th of January 1805, & its expence, including the purchase of ground with a view to its future extension eastward, has been upwards of two millions sterling'.
Place
London (England)
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.21.31.3.b.PORT.11 TAB.