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The Contented Waterman. From Mr Dibdin's celebrated Song, call'd My Poll & my partner Joe (caricature)
Plate 1.For as long as London has had a river, Watermen have been paid to row people across. In the days before the Thames had bridges across it, travel by boat was the only option. As bridges were built so the trade for Watermen declined.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH7340 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Morland, George; Ward, William |
| Date made: | 1818 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 410 x 490 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 837 mm |
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