Descriptive map of London Poverty Section 29 1889 H. Merke Street scene at Covent Garden

Street scene at Covent Garden with underground Station and horse and cart in the background

The panorama is similar to Canaletto's views of London from the same vantage point

The once-thriving 20-acre works

This is the prime version of the work

piled stacks of timber and jetty for rubbish disposal are also shown in the painting

Descriptive map of London Poverty Section 29 1889 H. Merke Street scene at Covent GardenSection 29 of the original Descriptive map of London Poverty, 1889, compiled and hand coloured by Charles Booth and assistants. The section covers the area between Northampton Street in the North West; Friendly Street in the North East; the Thames in the South East and New Gravel Lane in the South West. The districts covered are Wapping and Stepney.