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James Howell
Printmaker:
Mellan, Claude
Printmaker:
Bosse, Abraham
Frontispiece to Howell's 'Londinopolis: an Historicall Discourse or Perlustration of the City of London' (1657).
Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library
17th Century#
Production date:
AD 1641
The figure is by Mellan, the landscape by Bosse. A later state of plate with the coat of arms replacing a horse and a page. c.1641
Accession number: AD.5.37-9
Primary reference Number: 311623
Montaiglon: 195
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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