Tallis, John

Shop after shop, John Tallis's London Street Views record the capital's main thoroughfares at the very start of Victoria's r...

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Shop after shop, John Tallis's London Street Views record the capital's main thoroughfares at the very start of Victoria's reign. Tallis (1817–1876), a London publisher, issued the series from 1838 to 1840, combining street elevations, local plans and descriptive text. Holborn, Cheapside, Bishopsgate, the Strand and Oxford Street are among the streets shown, with each business in its place along a continuous frontage and landmark views breaking the rows. Plans place every row in its neighbourhood, and side streets, junctions and street numbers link one sheet to the next, recording façades and routes that later rebuilding would change.

Shop after shop, John Tallis's London Street Views record the capital's main thoroughfares at the very start of Victoria's reign. Tallis (1817–1876), a London publisher, issued the series from 1838 to 1840, combining street elevations, local plans and descriptive text. Holborn, Cheapside, Bishopsgate, the Strand and Oxford Street are among the streets shown, with each business in its place along a continuous frontage and landmark views breaking the rows. Plans place every row in its neighbourhood, and side streets, junctions and street numbers link one sheet to the next, recording façades and routes that later rebuilding would change.

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