Sujet
General Post Office, Lombard Street, London, 1808. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Légende
General Post Office, Lombard Street, London, 1808. This shows the scene in a busy letter sorting office. The dozens of sorters, each with his own dedicated position, emphasises how labour-intensive an efficient mail service was. From The Microcosm of London published by Rudolph Ackermann. (London, 1808).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1808
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B65_273
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,4Mo) / 40,3cm x 31,0cm / 4763 x 3667 (300dpi)