Twenty-six, 5" x 6.5", engravings of famous London landmarks printed by Joseph Thomas Wood on glazed cards. The card titled "London Bridge from the Surry side of the River Thames" has a note handwritten on the back that mentions William and Mary. All titles are written under the printed images in English on the left side, and French on the right.
The titles of the cards are as follows:
London Bridge from the Surry side of River Thames
The Colosseum Regents Park
Greenwich Hospital
Railway Pier Blackwall
Wellington Statue Hyde Park Corner
The Quadrant Regent Street
Windsor Castle
Duke of York's Column Waterloo Place
Apsley House, the residence of the late Duke Wellington
British Museum
Somerset House
Westminster New Bridge from the Surrey Side
Front View of Buckingham Palace, the Residence of Queen Victoria
St. Paul's Cathedral, London
New Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abbey
Royal Exchange, London
The Bank of England
Post Office, London
Nelson's Monument, Trafalgar Square
The Treasury, Whitehall
Hungerford Suspension Bridge
Statue of William the 4th at London Bridge
Crystal Palace, Lydenham
Hampton Court Palace
Custom House, London
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Joseph Thomas Wood London Engravings, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.