Tower of London, with ships at anchor in the Thames River

Tower of London, with ships at anchor in the Thames River

Item Information

Title:
Tower of London, with ships at anchor in the Thames River
Description:
Information from accompanying cards: A fine example of the art of fore-edge painting, each volume bearing a double painting on the fore-edge. Vol. I: The Tower of London, with ships at anchor in the Thames River.
Date:
(c) 1818
Format:
Paintings
Genre:
Watercolors
Marine paintings
Fore-edge painting
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Special Collections, Rare Books
Subjects:
Cities & towns
Waterfronts
Harbors
Boats
Tower of London (London, England)
Places:
England > London
Tower of London
Extent:
1 painting : watercolor on fore edge of book
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/fq978338q
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from accompanying cards.
Found on: Roderick, the last of the Goths / by Robert Southey, vol. 1
Notes (acquisition):
Gift of Albert H. Wiggin, May 1951.
Notes (date):
Date of painting unknown. Publication date of book: 1818.
Notes (object):
Fore-edge/fanned to the right
Identifier:
07_04_000138A
Call #:
RARE BKS PR5464 .R6 1818
Barcode:
39999063117087