Laying keystone of the first Blackfriars Bridge keystone. London. THORNTON 1784

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The ceremony of laying the first stone of Blackfriars Bridge by the Lord Mayor & Aldermen of the City of London. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Wale delin. Hawkins sculpt. Provenance: "The New, Complete and Universal History, Description and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark and the parts adjacent…", revised, corrected and improved by William Thornton Esq., London , printed for Alex Hogg, at the King's Arms, No. 16 Paternoster Row. Type: Antique copperplate engraved print.

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Size: 1909px × 2785px
Location: London
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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