The Royal Society's house at Crane Court mb-code 1619631 Sir Hudibras

Sir Hudibras

Subsequent wild speculation had caused the company to fail and many members of the public lost money

Vignette of derelict ground on which the Old General Post Office was erected

View of Vintners' Hall

The Royal Society's house at Crane Court mb-code 1619631 Sir HudibrasExterior view of the Royal Society's house with a street scene containing five characters, including two women in conversation and a boy selling fish from a basket, door to door. Inscribed 'House occupied by the Royal Society, Crane Court, Fleet Street. C. J. Smith sculp. William Pickering, Chancery Lane.' Originally published within part V of 'Historical and Literary Curiosities', engraved by C. J. Smith (London, Pickering, 1837). Original: