2-637-459 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The King's Library, London, 1878. Assembled by George III, the King's Library contained over 65,000 volumes and pamphlets from the Age of Enlightenment. The collection was given to the nation by George IV. It was housed in the British Museum from 1827 to 1997 before relocating to the present British Library. From Old and New London Illustrated, Vol IV, by Edward Walford. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, 1878]