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BRIXTON CAUSEWAY, WASHWAY, BRIXTON NORTH

BRIXTON CAUSEWAY, WASHWAY, BRIXTON NORTH

View on Brixton Causeway. View showing a small holding sited alongside the highway to London. In the foreground can be seen the river Effra. The river was recalled in a letter from George Buckler of 107 Camberwell New Road as 'a sparkling river running over a bright gravelly bottom, and supplied fresh water to the neighbourhood'. Coloured aquatint by R. Laurie, drawn by J. Dillon. Published by John Harris.
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Image type:Aquatint
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Ref:04235
Identifier:SP16/170/BRI.C.1
Date:1784

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