Gravesend Reach (1871 engraving) 插畫檔

Gravesend Reach, at the time this engraving was made, was a rural area by the River Thames, which was very popular for picnics with Londoners escaping the city bustle. Gravesend is now a built-up suburb but is famous as the burial place of Pocahontas, the Native American from Virginia who married John Rolfe, an early settler. Engraving from "Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood", price one shilling; published by William Collins, Sons & Company, London, in 1871.