Object within Schaaf no. 3705

View of the River Thames towards Westminster, from Talbot's flat in Cecil Street

Created: Between 1 Jun 1841 and 30 Jun 1841

Image size: h 13.3cm x w 18.3cm

Paper size: h 18.7cm x w 22.8cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Inscription: dated indistinctly in the bottom edge of the negative: June 1841; in ink, verso: River Thames

Watermark: J Whatman 1839

Provenance:
Harrison D. Horblit (HH1834)

Owner: Houghton Library, Harvard University

Object owner number: Horblit TypPr 805.T820.138 Sz1

Collection: Harrison D. Horblit Collection Of Early Photography

Location: London

The earliest known panoramic photographic view of London.

The construction of the Hungerford Bridge would later obscure this view. For more information, see the project blog dedicated to this image.