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A poor London street strewn with hopeless drunkards and lined with gin shops and a flourishing pawnbroker. Engraving, c. 1751, after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: publish'd according to Act of Parliamt. 1 February 1751Reference: 26961i- Books
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The law of pledges, or Pawns, As it was in Use amongst the Romans, and As it is now practiced in most Foreign Nations. Humbly Inscribed to a Member of Parliament, by John Ayliffe, Doctor of Laws.
Ayliffe, John, 1676-1732.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]- Pictures
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Two men are standing behind the counter of a pawnbroker's shop in London, examining some articles of clothing which have been brought in to pawn. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1836.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.Date: 1836Reference: 29537i