Colonel Jack Robbing Mrs. Smith going to Kentish Town.
W. Jett delin J. Basire sculp [c.1736].
Engraving, platemark 310 x 200mm (12¼ x 8"). Printers' crease.
Robbery taking place near St Pancras church in London (visible in background). Illustration to Captain Charles Johnson's 'General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers etc' (1736). The book contains short biographies of both historical and fictitious criminals. It has generally been accepted that Johnson was a pseudonym for another author, although claims that the author was Daniel Defoe have never been proven.
[Ref: 41238] £85.00
Engraving, platemark 310 x 200mm (12¼ x 8"). Printers' crease.
Robbery taking place near St Pancras church in London (visible in background). Illustration to Captain Charles Johnson's 'General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers etc' (1736). The book contains short biographies of both historical and fictitious criminals. It has generally been accepted that Johnson was a pseudonym for another author, although claims that the author was Daniel Defoe have never been proven.
[Ref: 41238] £85.00