Old St. Thomas's Hospital, Southwark: a bird's-eye view looking east over the three courtyards. Engraving.
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This print shows the hospital as rebuilt by T. Cartwright c.1680-1702. Cartwright added an extra storey to the existing building, and designed and carved the elaborate gateway with a statue of Edward VI. The newly-built Monument to the Great Fire of London is visible in the distance to the left
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[London]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; image and border 31.2 x 20.2 cm
Lettering
St. Thomas's Hospital.
Edition
Later state, in which lettering 'Toms Sc.' at the bottom right and 'Page 678' top right were burnished off.
References note
B. Adams, London illustrated, London, 1983, number 33/23 [pp.81-2]
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39269i
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