Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Havell, Robert, 1793-1878
Title:
Series of views of the public buildings and bridges in London and its environs / from drawings taken on the spot by R. Havell, Jun.
Published / Created:
London : Published by Messrs. Colnaghi and Co., Cockspur Street, and R. Havell and Son, Chapel Street, Tottenham Court Road, [1821]

[London] : G. Havell, Printer, Tottenham Court Road, [1821]
Physical Description:
[4] leaves, 12 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 34 x 48 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2014 13 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2014 13 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Plates signed: "Drawn & engraved by Robt. Havell & Son."

With titles in English and French at bottom of each plate.

Plates are dated 1820 or 1821.

Adams, B. London illustrated, 1604-1851, 133

Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 220

BAC: British Art Center copy 1 is the Abbey copy. Unbound sheets. Lacks the three leaves of descriptive letterpress. Duplicate numbering of plates 7 and 8: no. 1-6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 11-12.

BAC: British Art Center copy 2 plate 1 is misnumbered 2 and the text descriptions for plates 1 and 2 are reversed as well as the description of plates 5 and 6. Bound in contemporary quarter leather and marbled boards. Label on front pastedown: "Francesco Prato, legatore di libri, tiene carta, libri, oggetti di cancelleria, tappezzerie in carta, e fabbrica d'inchiostro. Torino, Via di Borgo Nuovo, no. 14."
Contents:
A view of London taken from Greenwich Park = Vue de Londres prise du parc de Greenwich -- A view of London Bridge and Custom House = Vue du Pont de Londres et de la Douane -- A view of Southwark Bridge = Vue du Pont de Southwark -- A view of Blackfriars Bridge & St. Pauls = Vue du Pont de Blackfriars et de la CatheĢdrale de St. Paul -- A view of Westminster Bridge and Lambeth Palace = Vue du Pont de Westminster et du Palais de Lambeth -- View of Waterloo Bridge = Vue du Pont de Waterloo -- View of the Horse Guards & Melburn House, taken from St. James's Park = Vue du 'Horse-Guards' et de la Melburne House, prise du parc de St. Jacques -- View of Vauxhall Bridge = Vue du Pont de Vauxhall -- View of Somerset House = Vue de Somerset House -- View of the Tower of London and the Mint = Vue de la Tour de Londres et de la Monnoie -- View of Westminster Abbey & St. Margarets Church = Vue de l'Abbaie de Westminster et de l'Eglise de Ste. Marguerite -- View of the House of Lords and Commons fron Old Palace Yard = Vue de la Chambre de Pairs et celle des communes prise de la Cour du Palais.
Subject Terms:
London (England) -- Pictorial works. | Architecture, Domestic -- England -- London. | London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works. | Landscapes -- England -- London. | Havell, G. -- Printer.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1821.
Contributors:
R. Havell & Son, engraver, publisher. | P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., publisher.