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An Elevated View of the New Dock in Wapping

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Date

1803

Artist

Print after William Daniell (1769-1837)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3178872

Additional Makers

Print maker - William Daniell

Description

Birds eye view along Thames towards the City of London with the new dock on the north side. 1803. Soft-ground etching and aquatint, hand coloured.

Inscription

Lettered below image with title followed by "This view represents the first part of the Works, as they will appear when finished, which are now executing in Wapping near the Tower, by the patriotic exertions of the London Dock Company, for the improvement of the Port of London. The bason which is here shewn is 1260 feet in length & 690 feet in breadth, containing an Area of 20 Acres, and its object is the accommodation of vessels employed in every branch of Commerce, for which extensive ranges of appropria

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Wapping, London, England

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Boats

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Buildings & Architecture

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