London and Its Environs in the Nineteenth Century: Illustrated by a Series of Views from Original Drawings

by James Elmes and Thomas Hosmer Shepherd

Book Overview

This 1829 work, and its 1827 companion piece Metropolitan Improvements, also reissued in this series, set the pattern for depictions of the English capital for the next twenty years. A celebration of modern architecture, the work aims to give a compelling and uplifting portrait of London at the time, promoting the major improvements and quietly bypassing the less attractive aspects of the city. Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864), known for his architectural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108080340
• ISBN13: 9781108080347
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 250 Pages