Panoramic Views of Old London AD 1647

This large (43 cm) 16-page volume is best described by citing its title in full: Panoramic view of old London A.D. 1647: reproduced by means of photo-lithography from an ancient engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, with an historical sketch of the origin and progress of London compiled from ancient histories and other reliable sources / by Gracius J. Browne. The photo-lithography reproduction refers to Wenceslaus Hollar's famous Long View of London from Bankside (Antwerp, 1647) (43 x 165 cm, folded to 43 x 33 cm). Creases in the title page indicate where the print was originally inserted. At some stage the print was separated from the volume; the print (1992-0035-1906) is now located in Te Papa's Works on Paper store.

Dr Mark Stocker   Curator, Historical International Art    June 2017