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The Microcosm provided its readers views of famous public places, like churches and theaters, but it also illustrated famous places that few had seen. The Board of Trade, which set the rules that governed Britain’s overseas commerce, was an immensely important but largely invisible body. This view of the Board’s handsomely appointed meeting room, complete with busy office workers, probably gave many readers their first view of the bureaucracy in action.
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Board of Trade
Medium/Technique
Etching
Credit Line
Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number61.572
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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
The Microcosm provided its readers views of famous public places, like churches and theaters, but it also illustrated famous places that few had seen. The Board of Trade, which set the rules that governed Britain’s overseas commerce, was an immensely important but largely invisible body. This view of the Board’s handsomely appointed meeting room, complete with busy office workers, probably gave many readers their first view of the bureaucracy in action.
Catalogue Raisonné
Proof for plate 86; but used as plate 87
DescriptionThe Microcosm of London