A View of the Royal Exchange London/Vüe de la Bourse Royale à Londres

by Thomas Bowles

$225 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A beautifully rendered view of the Royal Exchange's main edifice at the west end of Cornhill. Situated on Threadneddle Street, the Royal Exchange was opened in 1566 as a marketplace where merchants and manufacturers conducted commercial transactions. It was later rebuilt in 1669 after the Great Fire. A member of the renowned Bowles family, which monopolized the London print market, Thomas Bowles was a successful print seller and publisher like his brother John. He was also a

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