Title
VIEW of LONDON, with the IMPROVEMENTS of its PORT, : submitted to the Select Committee of the Honourable House of Commons, by Mr Dance, exhibiting the proposed Double Bridge intended for the passage of Ships. / Painted & Engraved by William Daniell, the Picture in the possession of George Dance Esqr.
Creator
Daniell, William, 1769-1837, artist, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[London] : Published as the Act Directs for William Daniell No 9 Cleveland Street Fitzroy Square, August 15th 1802.
Physical details
1 print : aquatint with hand-colouring ; platemark 49 x 86 cm, on sheet 59.1 x 93.5 cm.
Description
Bird's-eye-view of the River Thames and London with two bridges at the centre of the scene. A design showing proposed improvements to the bridges over the Thames and city architecture. Inscription continues below title: ' by the alternate elevation of a draw bridge in either of the two bridges, whilst and uninterrupted way over the other is afforded at all times for carriages and foot-passengers, without impeding the navigation and without the necessity of such elevated arches as the height of Ships' masts require; also the proposed Embankment and enlargement of the Legal Quays, and the new Custom-house in the centre of a line of Warehouses extending to the Tower, to and from which goods would be conveyed by carts on the level of the area round the Monument, without encumbering the quays. The Monument, that noble column, erected by the immortal Sir Christopher Wren, is seen in the focus of an extensive amphitheatrical area on the north side of the Thames, and the proposed Naval Trophy in the centre of a semicircular range of buildings on the south side of the river'.
Place
London (England)
Additional information
The painting by William Daniell on which this print is based is in the Guildhall Art Gallery, London, Accession number: 1378.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.21.31.2 PORT.11 TAB.