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The Art journal (1849)

London : George Virtue · leaf 398

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ts near them ; one of these we engrave, of peculiar kind; it is termed a “Billy-boy,” — the sailors’ name for a round bow' and stern coasting schooner ; they arc excellent sea boats, and, IVom their box-like form, carry a large cargo. These vessels frequenlly come QUEEXHITIIE. from Yorkshire, hut… … THE “ BILLY -EOV.” We meet with no important building until we arrive at the Eishmongers’ Hall, at the foot of London Bridge. It is a modern structure, built ou the site of the old hall, in 1831. We engrave the original stone-fronted hall that dogs, from the horns of the one, and the teeth of the…

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