The Charter House Hospital
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A very pretty engraving of The Charter House Hospital, aka the London Charterhouse in Islington. The Charterhouse began as (and takes its name from) a Carthusian priory, founded in 1371 and dissolved in 1537. Substantial fragments remain from this monastic period, but the site was largely rebuilt after 1545 as a large courtyard house. Thus, today it "conveys a vivid impression of the type of large rambling 16th century mansion that once existed all round London".
region: London Maps & Plans
mapmaker:
W. H. Toms
place and date of publication:
London c. 1770
medium and colour:
Copperplate, Coloured
ref:
43706
size in mm: 220 by 320mm (8.75 by 12.5 inches). Price: £ 160 |
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