1761 Antique Print; Westminster and Walton Bridges after Samuel Wale

Description: On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce antique print "Westminster Bridge.", London and below "Walton Bridge", Surrey. DATE PRINTED: 1761 SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 14.5 x 9.5 cm (5.75 x 3.75 inches) plus margins with a blank back (small). ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by Benjamin Green (1739-1798) from an original work by Wale. Samuel Wale RA (1721? – 1786) was an English historical painter and book illustrator. PROVENANCE: Published in ' London and its Environs Described Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Graneur, Elegance, Criosity or Use in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round it, vol. VI.', published by R and J. Dodsley in Pall Mall, 1761. TYPE: Antique copper plate engraving printed on laid paper. VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank. CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy. AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition. POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Westminster Bridge was built between 1739–1750, under the supervision of the Swiss engineer Charles Labelye. The bridge opened on 18 November 1750 and was only the second bridge built across the Thames after London Bridge. The scene shown no longer exists: the bridge was replaced in 1862. Walton Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England, between Walton-on-Thames and Shepperton, crossing the Thames on the reach between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock. In 1747 Samuel Dicker, local landowner and later MP for Plymouth, obtained permission to build a bridge at Walton. It was designed by William Etheridge and built by White of Weybridge to consist of "timbers tangent to a circle of 100 feet diameter" and was built so that a single timber could be extracted and repaired without disturbing the rest of the bridge. Old Walton Bridge was completed in August 1750. The second bridge, shown in this view, was made of stone (and internally of brick) was permitted, with additional tolls, under an Act of Parliament obtained by the nephew of Mr Dicker, Dicker Sanders and designed by James Paine, whose bridge Chertsey Bridge still stands. This was opened in 1788. The bridge lasted much longer than its predecessor, but part of it collapsed in 1859. A ferry crossing was briefly revived until the completion of the third bridge in 1864. Please explore my ebay shop for more antique prints. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 12.99 GBP

Location: Marlow

End Time: 2025-01-17T20:28:21.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.5 GBP