New River Head, Finsbury, London, c1740. Artist: George Bickham

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New River Head, Finsbury, London, c1740; the depiction of the first issuing of water into the New River Head, Finsbury in 1613 with a description. As part of the celebrations, grouped around the cistern, there are musicians playing, figures dancing, labourers carrying their tools of the trade and dignitaries on horseback.

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