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Despite the handwritten date of 1740, this prospect was engraved in 1761 for the London Magazine, based on an original drawing made by George Heap in 1752 and published by Nicholas Scull in 1754 with the backing of William Penn. The largest and most…
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Joseph Eberth was a master builder elected to the Carpenters’ Company in 1805. He served a Warden from 1816-1818. Eberth was also a member of the Book Prices Committee from 1817-1826 and 1827-1830. Finally, he was on the Managing Committee from…
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Andrew Edge was a master builder who erected several speculative houses on Fifth and Sixth Streets in the 1760s and 1770s. On the recommendation of Benjamin Loxley, he was elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1770 but rarely attended meetings.…