A water pump near Bishopsgate Street. Etching, 1791.

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2 May 1791
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37387i
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A water pump near Bishopsgate Street. Etching, 1791. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] (No. 18 Gt. Mays Buildings) : N. Smith, 2 May 1791.

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1 print : etching ; image 19.3 x 15.9 cm

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A curious pump. In the yard belonging to leather sellers hall, near Bishopsgate street (supposed of the time of Queen Elizabeth or James I) The mermaid figure at the top was constructed to be used on festal days as a fountain to discharge wine or other liquors at the breasts.

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Wellcome Collection 37387i

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