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Proposed site for the Crystal Palace in Battersea Park with a view of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, and of the Suspension Bridge now being erected over the Thames by E J.P.C, August 9th 1851.
- Author: KIDD; after T. BENHAM
- Publication place: London
- Publisher: T. Benham del, Kidd lith., Day & Son Lith.rs to the Queen
- Publication date: 1851
- Physical description: Colour tinted lithograph, tear at upper right and lower centre, trimmed into image at both left and right.
- Dimensions: 400 by 605mm. (15.75 by 23.75 inches).
- Inventory reference: 17881
Notes
Bird’s eye view over Battersea Park, with the proposed new site for the Crystal Palace close to the river immediately opposite the Royal Hospital; the Chelsea suspension bridge over the Thames in foreground, shown complete but at this stage under construction, and a view of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea. The Crystal Palace was eventually removed to Sydenham in South London in 1854.
Bibliography
- BM 1917,1208.2278
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