Author:
John Martin (1789-1854), English romantic painter [ John Britton (1771-1857), antiquary; embankment of the River Thames, London ]
Publication details:
30 Allsop Terrace [ London ]. 30 March 1840.
2pp., 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, with slight damage to gutter from removal from stub. Addressed, with postmark, on reverse of second leaf, to 'John Britton Esqre | 17, Burton St | Burton Crescent'. He asks him and 'any friend who might be interested in the subject' to try to attend 'a meeting at the Guildhall Coffee House' the following day, 'Sir Wm. Heygate in the chair, to consider the necessity of combining a public walk with the intended embankments of the Thames'.
