London, Wood Street Compter (sheriff's prison), 1801.

"Wood Street Compter. On the east side of Wood Street, stood this Prison, pertaining to the Sheriffs of London ..." copper plate etching originally published by N.Smith for the Society of Antiquaries in 1793, this example being bound into Antiquities of London and it's Environs ..., about 1801. Good condition, full plate mark. Size 16.5 x 21.5 cms including title and description, plus good margins. Ref G4244