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| Keywords: ClarendonHouseLondon1798EngravingSmith.JPG en Clarendon House Piccadilly London built circa 1667 demolished circa 1683 viewed from St James's Street 1798 engraving by Nathaniel Smith and John Thomas Smith of London copied from an earlier print in collection of Thomas Allen Esq Published in Smith's Antiquities of London 1798 Below image is a section of an old map showing the position of Clarence House facing directly down St James's Street Below which is the following text This view was copied from a rare print in the choice collection of Thomas Allen Esqr to whom for this and many other favors the engraver of this work feels himself highly obliged The above section shewing the relative situation of Clarendon House was taken from a map of London supposed to be unique in the possession of John Charles Crowle Esqr whose philanthropy is not exceeded by the splendor of the Illustrated Clarendon's History in which he has inserted it In small print below See Clarendon p 512 and Pennant's London 3 Edit Below that in small print Published August 10 1798 by N Smith Rembrandts Head Gt Mays Buildings St Martins Lane J T Smith 40 Frith Street Soho British Museum print dept no 1880 0911 858 http //www britishmuseum org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery aspx assetId 882145 objectId 3307525 partId 1 Engraving published 10 August 1798 in London by Nathaniel Smith and John Thomas Smith 1798 copy of an earlier print in collection of Thomas Allen Esq File Clarendonhouse png Clarendon House PD-old-100 | ||||
