A Trip Along the Thames in 1749

9 March 2026 MKHA Webmaster MKHA member events, Speaker meetings 0

Panorama of the river Thames
Panorama of the river Thames and the buildings of the City, looking northwards beside London Bridge. Engraving by S. and N. Buck, 1749. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Arts Society North Bucks

Thursday, 9th  April 2026 at 11.00 am
Lovat Hall, Silver Street, Newport Pagnell MK16 0EJ

Using the extraordinary fourteen-foot-long printed panorama of the north bank of the Thames created by the Buck brothers in 1749, this lecture will take a journey along the early Georgian river from Westminster to the Tower of London.

The paintings of Canaletto will bring the journey to life in sunlit colour and the highly detailed map created by John Roque in 1747 will be a constant guide.

Speaker: Dr Peter Ross, formerly Principal Librarian at the Guildhall Library. He has for 20 years lectured on a broad range of topics including the history of English books, portraiture and London history. 

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