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.
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (London 1793 – 1864)
Category
Books
Date
1827
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 3151848
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],vi,172,iip.,[80] leaves of plates . ill.., plan . fol. Binding: nineteenth-century half leather; marbled paper over boards; spine gilt ruled and decorated; spine label gilt lettered
Makers and roles
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (London 1793 – 1864) James Elmes (1782-1862)