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1. London and its environs in the nineteenth century : illustrated by a series of views from original drawings / by Thomas H. Shepherd ; with historical, topographical and critical notices ; series the first, comprising the earlier edifices, antiquities, &c.

London and its environs in the nineteenth century : illustrated by a series of views from original drawings / by Thomas H. Shepherd ; with historical, topographical and critical notices ; series the first, comprising the earlier edifices, antiquities, &c.
Creator:
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)
Date:
[1829, i.e. 1829-1831]
Physical Description:
160 p., [81] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Metropolitan improvements, or, London in the nineteenth century : displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, &c., by the most eminent artists, from original drawings taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work / by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ; comprising the palaces, parks, new churches, bridges, streets, river scenery, public offices and institutions, gentlemen's seats and mansions, and every other object worthy of notice throughout the metropolis and its environs, with historical, topographical, and critical illustrations, by James Elmes ...

Metropolitan improvements, or, London in the nineteenth century : displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, &c., by the most eminent artists, from original drawings taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work / by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ; comprising the palaces, parks, new churches, bridges, streets, river scenery, public offices and institutions, gentlemen's seats and mansions, and every other object worthy of notice throughout the metropolis and its environs, with historical, topographical, and critical illustrations, by James Elmes ...
Creator:
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)
Date:
1828 [i.e. 1827-1830]
Physical Description:
vi, ii, 172 p., [80] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Wellington Statue Hyde Park Corner : from Piccadilly : height 27 feet : weight 40 tons : cost £30,000.

Wellington Statue Hyde Park Corner : from Piccadilly : height 27 feet : weight 40 tons : cost £30,000.
Date:
[between 1845 and 1857]
Physical Description:
1 print : steel engraving ; 11 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. A series of views in Islington and Pentonville : from original drawings, made in the year 1818 / by Augustus Pugin ; with a description of each subject, by Edward Wedlake Brayley.

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Creator:
Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773–1854
Date:
1819
Physical Description:
[2], 21, [1] p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The Stratton Street series / Norman Ackroyd.

The Stratton Street series / Norman Ackroyd.
Creator:
Ackroyd, Norman, 1938–
Date:
2003
Physical Description:
88 p. : ill. ; 16 x 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jason Bacon, Yale BA 1956.

6. Illustrations of the public buildings of London : with descriptive accounts of each edifice : supplement : containing the new subjects and descriptions incorporated in the second edition / by W.H. Leeds.

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Creator:
Leeds, W. H. (William Henry), 1786–1866
Date:
1838
Physical Description:
xii, 136 p., [18] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Report from the Select Committee on the House of Commons' buildings : with the minutes of evidence taken before them. Ordered, by the house of Commons, to be printed, 13 May 1833.

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Creator:
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the House of Commons' Buildings
Date:
1833]
Physical Description:
88 p., 22 leaves of plates (6 folded) : ill., plans (some col.) ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Description de Londres et de ses édifices, avec un précis historique et des observations sur le caractère de leur architecture, et sur les principaux objects d'art et de curiosité qu'ils renferment; par J.-B. Barjaud, et C.P. Landon ...

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Creator:
Barjaud, Jean Baptiste Benoît, 1785–1813
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
1 p.., [v]-viii, 239, 4 p. : front. (fold. map) plates, ports. 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Designs for public improvements in London and Westminster / by John Soane ...

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Creator:
Soane, John, Sir, 1753–1837
Date:
MDCCCXXVII [1827]
Physical Description:
[6], 21, [1] pages, 33 [i.e. 34] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 50 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. National history and views of London and its environs; embracing their antiquities, modern improvements, &c., &c., from original drawings by eminent artists. Edited by C.F. Partington ...

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Creator:
Partington, Charles Frederick, d. 1857?
Date:
1834-35
Physical Description:
2 v. fronts., plates. 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Metropolitan improvements, or, London in the nineteenth century : displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, &c., by the most eminent artists, from original drawings taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work / by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ; comprising the palaces, parks, new churches, bridges, streets, river scenery, public offices and institutions, gentlemen's seats and mansions, and every other object worthy of notice throughout the metropolis and its environs, with historical, topographical, and critical illustrations, by James Elmes ...

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Creator:
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)
Date:
1827 [i.e. 1827-1830]
Physical Description:
vi, ii, 172 p., [80] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Proposals for publishing by subscription, A series of prints exhibiting the most interesting scenes in London and Westminster : drawn from the most striking points of view, and executed in aquatinta, by T. Malton, Jun.

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Date:
March, 1781
Physical Description:
[1] sheet ([1] p.) ; 26 x 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Metropolitan improvements, or, London in the nineteenth century : displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, &c., by the most eminent artists, from original drawings taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work / by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ; comprising the palaces, parks, new churches, bridges, streets, river scenery, public offices and institutions, gentlemen's seats and mansions, and every other object worthy of notice throughout the metropolis and its environs, with historical, topographical, and critical illustrations, by James Elmes ...

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Creator:
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)
Date:
1834
Physical Description:
vi, ii, 172 p., [80] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Illustrations of the public buildings of London : with historical and descriptive accounts of each edifice ... / By J. Britton ... and A. Pugin ...

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Creator:
Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:
1825-28
Physical Description:
2 v. ill., plates, map. 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A critical review of the public buildings, statues, and ornaments, in and about London and Westminster. Originally written by -----Ralph, architect, and now reprinted with very large additions.

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Date:
1783
Physical Description:
xxxi, 209 p. 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. A new critical review of the publick buildings, statues and ornaments, in and about London and Westminster. With some reflections on the use of sepulchral monuments; as also a scheme shewing the dimensions of St. Peter's Church at Rome and St. Paul's Cathedral at London; and a preface, being an essay on taste. To all which is added, an Appendix, containing a dispute between the Weekly miscellany and the author; and a compleat Alphabetical index.

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Date:
1736
Physical Description:
3 p. l., vi, 91, [5] p. fold. table. 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts