London the first) Southwark and Blackfriars bridges over the Thames are seen on the left. S'Pauls with its towering dome in the distance. The large building on the right is the Custom House, Billings-gate next westward, and the London Monument beyond-The view is looking west. EUROPEAN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS; COMPRISING ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WITH HOLLAND, BELGIUM, AND PART OF FRANCE· GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOST PROMINENT AND INTERESTING EVENTS, WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE HISTORY OF THESE COUNTRIES: OF DISTINGUISHED PERSONS IN ALL RANKS OF SOCIETY, WITH OF THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS AND PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE Illustrated by 275 Engravings ; GIVING VIEWS OF CHIEF TOWNS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, RELICS OF ANTIQUITY, &C,. &c. Warner BY JOHN W. BARBER, MEMBER OF THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY-AUTHOR OF THE CONNECTICUT, MASSA- C NEW HAVEN, CONN.: PUBLISHED BY JOHN W. BARBER. 1855. |