Three designs for Blackfriars Bridge, London- Edward Oakley / Benjamin Cole- 1756
Three designs by Edward Oakley for Blackfriars Bridge - Edward Oakley / Benjamin Cole- 1756
Architect Edward Oakley's Original Rejected Designs for a Bridge to Cross the River Thames from Blackfriars to Southwark dated 1756 and submitted to The Rt. Hon. Slingsby Bethell Esq., Lord Mayor to the Worshipful Court of Aldermen & Common Council of the City of London.
At the bottom of the designs are listings of other bridges designed by Oakley, including Westminster Bridge completed 18th November 1750.
Benjamin Cole (1695–1766) was an English surveyor, cartographer, instrument maker, engraver and bookbinder living in Oxford. His sons William and Benjamin were also instrument makers in London, while another son, Maximilian, was an engraver in Oxford.
Benjamin Cole had a long-standing interest in freemasonry and engraved the frontispiece to the 1756 Book of Constitutions after succeeding John Pine in 1743 as official engraver to the Grand Lodge.
Cole drew up the ward maps for the first edition of the historian and topographer William Maitland's (c.1693–1757) posthumous History of London from Its Foundation to the Present Time (1769). (Cf. John Entick's New and Accurate History and Survey of London of 1766.) His music engravings included a collection by John Frederick Lampe with a setting of the Entered Apprentice's Song. In 1728/9, he published a copy of the Old Charges with speeches by two Freemasons, Francis Drake and architect Edward Oakley. His illustrations appeared in books ranging from fables for children to manuals of military drill, a notable work being a venture in collaboration with Edward Oakley, The Magazine of Architecture, Perspective, and Sculpture which introduced Palladian architecture.
Cole made a wide range of instruments that are to be seen in museums throughout Britain. He was apprenticed to Thomas Wright and was free in the Merchant Taylors' Company. The firm of Wright & Cole operated until 1748 when Cole succeeded Wright. Cole & Son conducted their business between 1751 and 1766 from the Orrery adjoining the Globe Tavern, in Fleet Street, London. This address became 136 Fleet Street about 1760 and 200 Fleet Street in later years. The business was taken over by John Troughton in 1782, surviving as Cooke, Troughton & Sims in the twentieth century.
Excellent condition. Pricing and grading commensurate.
Three designs by Edward Oakley for Blackfriars Bridge - Edward Oakley / Benjamin Cole- 1756
Architect Edward Oakley's Original Rejected Designs for a Bridge to Cross the River Thames from Blackfriars to Southwark dated 1756 and submitted to The Rt. Hon. Slingsby Bethell Esq., Lord Mayor to the Worshipful Court of Aldermen & Common Council of the City of London.
At the bottom of the designs are listings of other bridges designed by Oakley, including Westminster Bridge completed 18th November 1750.
Benjamin Cole (1695–1766) was an English surveyor, cartographer, instrument maker, engraver and bookbinder living in Oxford. His sons William and Benjamin were also instrument makers in London, while another son, Maximilian, was an engraver in Oxford.
Benjamin Cole had a long-standing interest in freemasonry and engraved the frontispiece to the 1756 Book of Constitutions after succeeding John Pine in 1743 as official engraver to the Grand Lodge.
Cole drew up the ward maps for the first edition of the historian and topographer William Maitland's (c.1693–1757) posthumous History of London from Its Foundation to the Present Time (1769). (Cf. John Entick's New and Accurate History and Survey of London of 1766.) His music engravings included a collection by John Frederick Lampe with a setting of the Entered Apprentice's Song. In 1728/9, he published a copy of the Old Charges with speeches by two Freemasons, Francis Drake and architect Edward Oakley. His illustrations appeared in books ranging from fables for children to manuals of military drill, a notable work being a venture in collaboration with Edward Oakley, The Magazine of Architecture, Perspective, and Sculpture which introduced Palladian architecture.
Cole made a wide range of instruments that are to be seen in museums throughout Britain. He was apprenticed to Thomas Wright and was free in the Merchant Taylors' Company. The firm of Wright & Cole operated until 1748 when Cole succeeded Wright. Cole & Son conducted their business between 1751 and 1766 from the Orrery adjoining the Globe Tavern, in Fleet Street, London. This address became 136 Fleet Street about 1760 and 200 Fleet Street in later years. The business was taken over by John Troughton in 1782, surviving as Cooke, Troughton & Sims in the twentieth century.
Excellent condition. Pricing and grading commensurate.
Three designs by Edward Oakley for Blackfriars Bridge - Edward Oakley / Benjamin Cole- 1756
Architect Edward Oakley's Original Rejected Designs for a Bridge to Cross the River Thames from Blackfriars to Southwark dated 1756 and submitted to The Rt. Hon. Slingsby Bethell Esq., Lord Mayor to the Worshipful Court of Aldermen & Common Council of the City of London.
At the bottom of the designs are listings of other bridges designed by Oakley, including Westminster Bridge completed 18th November 1750.
Benjamin Cole (1695–1766) was an English surveyor, cartographer, instrument maker, engraver and bookbinder living in Oxford. His sons William and Benjamin were also instrument makers in London, while another son, Maximilian, was an engraver in Oxford.
Benjamin Cole had a long-standing interest in freemasonry and engraved the frontispiece to the 1756 Book of Constitutions after succeeding John Pine in 1743 as official engraver to the Grand Lodge.
Cole drew up the ward maps for the first edition of the historian and topographer William Maitland's (c.1693–1757) posthumous History of London from Its Foundation to the Present Time (1769). (Cf. John Entick's New and Accurate History and Survey of London of 1766.) His music engravings included a collection by John Frederick Lampe with a setting of the Entered Apprentice's Song. In 1728/9, he published a copy of the Old Charges with speeches by two Freemasons, Francis Drake and architect Edward Oakley. His illustrations appeared in books ranging from fables for children to manuals of military drill, a notable work being a venture in collaboration with Edward Oakley, The Magazine of Architecture, Perspective, and Sculpture which introduced Palladian architecture.
Cole made a wide range of instruments that are to be seen in museums throughout Britain. He was apprenticed to Thomas Wright and was free in the Merchant Taylors' Company. The firm of Wright & Cole operated until 1748 when Cole succeeded Wright. Cole & Son conducted their business between 1751 and 1766 from the Orrery adjoining the Globe Tavern, in Fleet Street, London. This address became 136 Fleet Street about 1760 and 200 Fleet Street in later years. The business was taken over by John Troughton in 1782, surviving as Cooke, Troughton & Sims in the twentieth century.
Excellent condition. Pricing and grading commensurate.
Code : A423
Cartographer : Cartographer / Engraver / Publisher: Edward Oakley / Benjamin Cole
Date : Publication Place / Date - 1756
Size : Sheet size: approx 44 x 37 Cm
Availability : Available
Type - Genuine - Antique
Grading A-
Where Applicable - Folds as issued. Light box photo shows the folio leaf centre margin hinge ‘glue’, this is not visible otherwise.
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