Fantastical depiction of advancing technology that includes all manner of steam-powered or aerial contraptions, domestic appliances, tunnels to the North Pole and South America, and a circulating library
"View in an oval frame, showing different parts of the school and hospital on Newgate Street, London; an arcade at the back lines one side of the courtyard, pupils and school masters in yard; below a paragraph on the history of the building, from a se...
Alternative Title:
View of the library founded in 1429 by Richard Whittington
Description:
Title etched within lower border of oval image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 1, 1793, by N. Smith, Gt. Mays Buildings, St. Martins Lane