View of New River Head, Finsbury, London, c1750. Artist: Unknown

View of New River Head, Finsbury, London, c1750. Artist: Unknown

1-238-285 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

View of New River Head, Finsbury, London, c1750; with figures. Completed in 1713, this was a massive engineering project to improve London's water supply by collecting clean water from 40 miles away and bringing it to large cisterns at Finsbury. From there it was delivered to the city in pipes made from hollowed elm trunks.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Watercolour

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Islington

  1. 51 35 00 N , 000 05 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Geographical Features


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5142x3348
File Size : 50,436kb


Aliases

  1. 7698
  1. 0220001423
  1. 1-238-285
  1. 1238285
  1. 1423
  1. 7698
  1. A3

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