A View of the opening of the London Docks Wapping on the 31st of January 1805

Print. The opening of the London Docks at Wapping in 1805. These consisted of a main Western Dock and a smaller Eastern Dock, linked to the Thames via the Wapping Entrance. Two other entrances were added later.

Object Details

ID: PAH2207
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Burney, Edward Francis; Scatcherd & Letterman Woodthorpe, V.
Places: Wapping
Date made: 18 Nov 1805
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 306 x 475 mm; Mount: 339 mm x 504 mm