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James Howell: AD.5.37-9

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

James Howell

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Mellan, Claude
Printmaker: Bosse, Abraham

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Description

Frontispiece to Howell's 'Londinopolis: an Historicall Discourse or Perlustration of the City of London' (1657).

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

17th Century
Production date: AD 1641

Note

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

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.37-9
Primary reference Number: 311623
Montaiglon: 195

Audit data

Created: Monday 24 October 2022 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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