1828 Edward Wedlake Brayley Antique Print of the Guildhall Chapel London in 1720

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1828 Edward Wedlake Brayley Antique Print of the Guildhall Chapel London in 1720:
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Guildhall, Guildhall Chapel &c. in 1720 Cartographer : - Brayley, Edward Wedlake 1773 – 1854

Date: - 1828
Size: - 8in x 7 1/2in (205mm x 190mm)
Ref#: - 26751
Condition: - (A+) Fine fine original hand coloured antique print of the Guildhall Chapel, London was published in the 1828 edition of Londiniana: or, Reminiscences of the British Metropolis by Edward Wedlake Brayley.(Ref: M&B; Tooley)
General Definitions:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color : - off white
Age of map color: - Original
Colors used: - Yellow, green, blue, pink
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 8in x 7 1/2in (205mm x 190mm)
Plate size: - 8in x 7 1/2in (205mm x 190mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - Small loss to right margin
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None
Background:
Brayley, Edward Wedlake 1773 – 1854
Brayley was born at Lambeth, Surrey. He was apprenticed to the enamelling trade, but developed an early interest in literature.
After completing his apprenticeship, Brayley was employed by Henry Bone (later a Royal Academician) to prepare and fire enamelled plates for small pictures in rings and trinkets. Later, when Bone was working on some exceptionally large enamels, Brayley prepared the plates for Bone's use and fired the finished pictures, continuing to do so for some years after he had become eminent as a topographer.
His close friendship with John Britton lasted for sixty-five years. They entered into a literary partnership, and after minor success with songs and plays, they became joint editors of The Beauties of England and Wales, themselves writing many of the volumes.
Having reached an agreement with a publisher, in 1800 Britton and Brayley set off from London through several English counties, and visited every county of North Wales in search of materials for the work. The first volume appeared in 1801, and contained descriptions of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. Accounts of the other counties followed in alphabetical order. The first six volumes, ending with Herefordshire, were jointly executed by Brayley and Britton, the greater part of the text being supplied by Brayley, while Britton did most of the travelling, correspondence, collecting of books and documents, and dealt with the illustrators and engravers.
Although originally it had been announced that it would be in about six volumes, and finished within three years, The Beauties of England and Wales eventually extended to twenty-five large volumes, published over nearly twenty years. Disagreements between the writers and publishers led to Britton and Brayley's withdrawal from the project, and Brayley's name does not appear in any volumes published after the description of London.
In 1823 he was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and he was appointed librarian and secretary of the Russell Institution in Great Coram Street in 1825, remaining in the positions until his death. He died in London on 23 September 1854.
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1828 Edward Wedlake Brayley Antique Print of the Guildhall Chapel London in 1720 For Sale

1828 Edward Wedlake Brayley Antique Print of the Guildhall Chapel London in 1720: $39.99

1828 Edward Wedlake Brayley Antique Print of the Guildhall Chapel London in 1720:
$39.99