The South East Prospect of the Temple Church. Original copper engraving published by Maitland in 1755. Engraved by Benjamin Cole and published in Maitland’s “History and Survey of London.”

Original antique hand coloured engraving published in 1755 as part of William Maitland’s “History and Survey of London.”

It was engraved by Benjamin Cole who came from a well-known framily of engravers.

William Maitland(1693–1757) was a Scottish merchant, who became famous as an historian and topographer.

He travelled as merchant in northern Europe before settling for a time in London, where in 1739 he composed his most famous work “The History of London, from its Foundation by the Romans to the present time…”.

A second updated edition, “The History and Survey of London” was published 1755, from which this print comes.