Title

The Rhinebeck Panorama, c1807. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The Rhinebeck Panorama, c1807. Extraordinary bird's eye view of London at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The view from high above the river, mid-way between Bermondsey and the Tower of London, looks west. The wide vista looks down on streets and squares and across chimneys and rooftops to churches and several landmarks which are clearly recognisable today. The Pool of London is crowded with coastal and European shipping, lighters, wherries, skiffs and barges. The Thames winds its way west as far as Windsor Castle which is just visible on the horizon. The panorama consists of four watercolour panels stretching almost nine feet, or just over two and a half metres, in length. It was discovered in 1941 in Rhinebeck, a town on the Hudson River in the USA, lining a barrel full of pistols.
Museum of London

Date

1806

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19A83_319

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (4,9Mb) / 13,4in x 14,5in / 4015 x 4350 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation exterior city river building buildings England River Thames Thames ship ships bridge geography color colour panorama location century city of london outside galleon London Bridge aerial view sailing ship bird's eye view 19th century water transport nineteenth century Museum of London geographical feature Pool of London TGN watercolour ink pencil landscape Unknown watercolour ink pencil landscape