Antiquities of Westminster : the Old Palace, St. Stephen's Chapel, (now the House of Commons) &c. &c. : containing two hundred and forty-six engravings of topographical objects, of which one hundred and twenty-two no longer remain / by John Thomas Smith.

Antiquities of Westminster : the Old Palace, St. Stephen's Chapel, (now the House of Commons) &c. &c. : containing two hundred and forty-six engravings of topographical objects, of which one hundred and twenty-two no longer remain / by John Thomas Smith.

London : Printed by T. Bensley, for J.T. Smith, and sold by R. Ryan and J. Manson, 1807.

xv, 276 p., [39] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), plans, col. coats of arms ; 37 cm

"This work contains copies of manuscripts which throw new and unexpected light on the ancient history of the arts in England."

Text by J.S. Hawkins. After a quarrel with Smith, Hawkins' work was revised by other hands, and at his own request his name was omitted from the t.-p.

For a complete description of this work see: London illustrated, 1604-1851 / Bernard Adams. -- London : Library Association, 1983 (p. 213-223).

Includes bibliographical references.

Great Britain -- England -- London.

DA687.W55 S6 Cage

At p. 48 in this copy is the earliest lithograph used as a book illustration. This is present only in the first 300 copies printed.