The Terrific Conflagration of the Tower of London,On the Night of the 30th of October, _ 1841. Loss to the Nation £10,000,000.
[n.d., c.1841.]
Lithograph. Sheet 210 x 260mm (8¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed into image at top and close to title at bottom.
The worst fire in the history of the Tower of London, destroying the Bowyer and Brick Towers and damaging the White Tower and the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula. The Martin Tower, where the crown jewels were kept, was threatened and, as the Keeper of the Jewel House had only the key, the security bars had to be bent to get in to save them. The uniform of the policeman who passed out the crown jewels was actually charred. Published in 'The Fly'.
[Ref: 49481] £95.00
Lithograph. Sheet 210 x 260mm (8¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed into image at top and close to title at bottom.
The worst fire in the history of the Tower of London, destroying the Bowyer and Brick Towers and damaging the White Tower and the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula. The Martin Tower, where the crown jewels were kept, was threatened and, as the Keeper of the Jewel House had only the key, the security bars had to be bent to get in to save them. The uniform of the policeman who passed out the crown jewels was actually charred. Published in 'The Fly'.
[Ref: 49481] £95.00