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Whitechapel Turnpike, London, 1798. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Whitechapel Turnpike, London, 1798. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

1-191-744 - © London Museum/Heritage-Images

Whitechapel Turnpike, London, 1798. Soldiers moving cannon, and people balanced on top of a precarious pile of possessions. A gouty man rides in a small carriage driven by his wife. By the end of the century, tolls funded the maintenance of all such main roads out of the capital.

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Creator
  1. Thomas Rowlandson, attributed to: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets

  1. 51 32 00 N , 000 02 00 W
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Artistic Representations Satires

Locations & Buildings Other

People Other

History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4835x3612
File Size : 51,165kb

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  1. 2463
  1. 0330000306
  1. 1-191-744
  1. 1191744
  1. 2463
  1. 306
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  1. Strictly for Editorial use only.

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