Ancient register chest from Southwark Cathedral, London Product:Framed picture centred on the South Sea

centred on the South Sea Company which had been founded in order to trade with Spanish America on the assumption that the War of the Spanish Succession would end soon with a favourable treaty allowing trading

This is a satire on the Westminster election

By the time of the engraving the building was occupied by Jaquier's Hotel

clerks are at a table within

A primrose seller holds her flowers in a basket whilst a lady holds a bunch to her nose

Ancient register chest from Southwark Cathedral, London Product:Framed picture centred on the South SeaAncient register chest from Southwark Cathedral, London, 1825. Southwark Cathedral was originally the priory church of St Mary Ovarie. In 1539, at the Reformation, the Priory was supressed and it became the parish church of St Saviour, Southwark. In 1897 St Saviour became Southwark Cathedral.