St Paul's cathedral, London: view from the east. Engraving by T. Platt. 17--.

St Paul's cathedral, London: view from the north. Engraving by H. Hulsbergh. 17--.

A young man, on his way to London, dreams of a successful future. Photograph after C. Nanteuil.

Astronomy: a view of London in 1748, with diagrams of an eclipse. Engraving.

William Pitt the younger places the dome of St Paul's Cathedral over Lincoln Cathedral; representing Pitt's appointment of George Pretyman (Bishop of Lincoln) as also dean of St Paul's. Etching attributed to J. Gillray, 1787.

A lavishly dressed lady accompanied by her black servant is having her fortune told by a seated old man wearing a black cloak. Etching by C. Heath, 1830, after A.E. Chalon.

Above, a dagger is thrown in the direction of a priest on a platform; below, monks pointing at and showing signs of distress at the sight of a cat hanged in a priest's habit. Engraving with etching, 1812.

The funeral ceremony for Lord Nelson in Saint Paul's Cathedral in 1806. Aquatint by N.I.W.C. Heideloff and J. Bluck after A.D. Macquin, 1806.

A young distressed woman is standing on the pier of a bridge on the River Thames contemplating suicide. Engraving by T. Godfrey after G. Doré.

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St Paul's School, London, England. Etching by W. Deeble after T.H. Shepherd, 1827.

The church of England not wanting in her endeavours to maintain Christian unity. A sermon Preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul; On Sunday the 26th. of October, 1712. By Ral. Blomer, D. D. Prebendary of Canterbury.

The services rendered to the English nation by the Church of England, a motive of liberality to the orphan children of its indigent ministers: a sermon, preached at the anniversary meeting of the sons of the clergy, at St. Paul's Cathedral, on tuesday, May 10, 1796. By Thomas Rennell, D. D. late fellow of king's college, cambridge.

The essential deity of the Messiah; and the great importance of that article of the Christian faith, To every conscientious Member of The Church of England, considered in a sermon, preached in the Cathedral-Church of St. Paul, Jan. 24, 1790; being the First Sunday in Hilary Term. By C. E. De Coetlogon, A. M. Chaplain to the Right Hon. The Lord Mayor.

The church of England, under God, an impregnable bulwark against popery. A sermon preached at St. Paul's Cathedral, With several other Churches in London, And at the Royal Hospital, Greenwich; On Occasion of the Many Deliverances vouchsafed this Church and Nation from Popish Conspiracies; commemorated usually November 5. By Philip Stubbs, M. A. Rector of St. James Garlick-Hythe, First Chaplain of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich; and Arch-Deacon of St. Albans.

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St Paul's School, London, England. Etching by W. Deeble after T.H. Shepherd, 1827.

The church of England not wanting in her endeavours to maintain Christian unity. A sermon Preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul; On Sunday the 26th. of October, 1712. By Ral. Blomer, D. D. Prebendary of Canterbury.

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St Paul's School, London, England. Etching by W. Deeble after T.H. Shepherd, 1827.

The church of England not wanting in her endeavours to maintain Christian unity. A sermon Preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul; On Sunday the 26th. of October, 1712. By Ral. Blomer, D. D. Prebendary of Canterbury.