Lot Essay
The present aerial view of London shows Rennie's New London Bridge on the right and Southwark Bridge on the left. In the forground one can identify (from left to right): Winchester Palace, Clink Street, St. Saviour's Dock, Montague Close and the Bridge House Hotel. The buildings on the south bank of the river can also be identified as the Oil Mills, Dye House, Flour Warehouse and Milne's Dye House. The present view includes most of the spires and towers of London, most obviously of St. Paul's Cathedral (on the left): the buildings along the north bank include Henry Robert's Fishmonger's Hall and Adelaide Hotel (either side of the bridge) and, further right, one can identify Monument, Billingsgate Market and Custom House.