A view of the Royal Exchange at London Vüe de la Bourse Royale à Londres / [graphic] =Caldwall, James, 1739-1819, printmaker[not before 1747]engfreExterior view of the Royal Exchange, looking towards Cheapside down a street with carriages, carts, and pedestrians; the prominent entrance of the Exchange with tower is seen at center; the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral is visible in the distance on the leftTitles etched below image, in English and French.Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue.Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve views of the city of London and public buildings therein, accurately engraved from the originals taken on the spot", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, page 86, no. 8.Plate numbered "7" in upper right corner.Watermark: Curteis & Son 1806.Leaf 38 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.Pencil annotation below plate line, in a later hand: Old Royal Exchange.