Print made by John Fairburn, active 19th century, BritishPublished by John Fairburn, active 19th century, British
Title:
Fairburn's Plan of the Proposed Wet-Docks and Cut, from New Gravel Lane to Blackwall
Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/8 × 16 inches (26.3 × 40.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left in circle: "FAIRBURN'S PLAN | of the Proposed | WET-DOCKS AND CUT, | from NEW GRAVEL LANE to | BLACKWALL. | PRICE SIXPENCE. | Published Mar.5th 1796, by John Fairburn, 146 Minories, London."; lower center: legend and scale
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14716
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
city | river | canals | scale | map | docks | ships | cityscape | plans | docking plan | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Thames | London | Greater London | Europe | England | United Kingdom