The Microcosm of London, or London in Miniature, Vol. II
Artwork Details
- Title: The Microcosm of London, or London in Miniature, Vol. II
- Author: William Henry Pyne (British, London 1770–1843 Middlesex)
- Author: William Combe (British, London 1742–1823 London)
- Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
- Artist: Auguste Charles Pugin (British (born France), Paris 1768/69–1832 London)
- Artist: Aquatint by John Bluck (British, 1791–1832)
- Artist: Aquatint by Joseph Constantine Stadler (German, active London, 1780–1822)
- Dedicatee: George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1762–1830 Windsor)
- Draftsman: Dedication headpiece by Edward Francis Burney (British, Worcester 1760–1848 London)
- Engraver: Dedication headpiece by Thomas Williamson (British, active 1801–25)
- Engraver: Dedication text by Thomas Tomkins (British, 1743–1816 London)
- Engraver: Dedication by Robert Ashby (British, 1774–1843)
- Publisher: Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
- Printer: Title page printed by Thomas Bensley (British, baptised London 1759–1835)
- Printer: Harrison and Rutter (London)
- Date: 1808–11
- Medium: Illustrations: hand-colored etching and aquatint
- Dimensions: Book: 13 13/16 x 11 1/2 in. (35.1 x 29.2 cm)
Image: 7 7/8 × 10 3/4 in. (20 × 27.3 cm) - Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 21.36.164(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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