Title
ROMAN TESSELLATED PAVEMENT, discovered in Leadenhall Street, LONDON, in December 1803. / Engraved by James Basire from a Drawing by Thomas Fisher, of the East India House.
Creator
Basire, James, 1769-1822, printmaker.
Publication details
[London] : [name of publisher not identified] ; [after December 1803]
Physical details
1 print : etching with hand-colouring ; platemark 53 x 52,.5 cm, on sheet 61.3 x 54.7 cm
Description
Reproduction of the Roman mosaic pavement discovered on the site of the East India House, in Leadenhall Street; Bacchus and tiger in centre, surrounded by circular patterns within rectangular frames. Accompanied by a printed description, stating that the drawing was exhibited at the Royal Academy in the spring in 1804.
Place
London (England)
Other persons
Fisher, Thomas, 1772-1836, artist, publisher.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.22.12.