View of the original Kew Bridge, and Kew town, mid-18th century. Built over the River Thames by John Barnard ferry owner Robert Tunstall in 1759 with seven wooden arches between two stone arches. Replaced in 1782. Kew Pier in the foreground. View of the town and bridge of Kew in Surrey. Copperplate engraving by Taylor from William Thornton’s New, Complete and Universal History of the City of London, Alexander Hogg, King's Arms, No. 16 Paternoster Row, London, 1784.

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