Little Britain, City of London, 1793

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George Dance office drawings: the drawings of George Dance the Elder and George Dance the Younger
- Some work in the City of London (11)
  - Little Britain, City of London, 1793 (2). Survey drawings and letter with key to plan

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Reference number

SM D4/8/1B

Purpose

Little Britain, City of London, 1793

Aspect

[2] Letter to Dance from John Manning with key to survey plan

Inscribed

Sir,The inclos'd is a Sketch of Part of the Plan according / to your Orders; I have made a Great Progress in the / other Part, but finding such a Multyplicity of figures &c / Liable to Cause Confusion; should be Willing to Know / your Pleasure Concerning the Present & also of the / other Part of Plan. The key is headed N^o on / Plan and numbers run from 1 to 33 and Ground Landlord with names listed below Signed: Sir / Your H^ble Serv^t to Command / John Manning / Little Britain Dated: June 13^th 1793

Signed and dated

1793

Medium and dimensions

Brown pen on secretary paper (305 x 375)

Hand

John Manning (surveyor)

Watermark

crowned and quartered cartouche

Notes

[SM D4/6/2] and [SM D4/8/1B] are in the hand of John Manning, a surveyor practising from an office in Little Britain, whom Dance employed from time to time. See the survey plan for St Bartholomew's Hospital ([SM D4/8/5]).

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Drawing

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