Chapter I: Front Matter

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WHITEHALL
_HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL NOTES_

_By_
W. J. LOFTIE B.A.; F.S.A.

LONDON
SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED,
ESSEX STREET, STRAND

NEW YORK: MACMILLAN AND CO.
1895

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

_PLATES_
PAGE
Inigo Jones. _From the Engraving by_ Van Voerst,
_after_ Van Dyck Frontispiece_
Apotheosis of James I. _From the Engraving by_
S. Gribelin, _after_ Rubens to face_ 32
Whitehall in 1724. _From the Engraving by_ J. Kip ” 68
Scotland Yard. _From an Engraving by_ E. Rooker,
_after_ Paul Sandby, R.A. ” 72

_ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT_
PAGE
Banqueting Hall, Holbein’s Gate, and Treasury.
_From the Engraving by_ J. Silvestre, 1640 11
Holbein’s Gate. _From the Engraving by_ G. Vertue, 1725 14
Whitehall, from King Street. _From a Drawing by_
T. Sandby, R.A. _Engraved by_ R. Godfrey, 1775 17
Whitehall. _From an Engraving after a Drawing by_
Hollar _in the Pepysian Library, Cambridge_ 19
The King Street Gate. _From the Engraving by_ G. Vertue, 1725 23
Detail of Banqueting House. _From_ Kent’s “Inigo Jones” 28
Detail of Banqueting House. _From_ Kent’s “Inigo Jones” 29
Section of the Banqueting House. _From_ Kent’s “Inigo Jones” 31
Plan of Whitehall. _Engraved by_ G. Vertue,
_from a Survey made in 1680_ 33
First Design by Inigo Jones for the rebuilding of Whitehall.
Waterside Front. _From_ Müller 35
First Design by Inigo Jones for the rebuilding of Whitehall.
Bird’s-eye View. _From_ Müller 37
Part of the First Design by Inigo Jones for the rebuilding
of Whitehall. _From_ Kent’s “Inigo Jones” 40
Part of the Second Design by Inigo Jones for the rebuilding
of Whitehall. _From_ Campbell’s “Vitruvius Britannicus” 40
The Guardroom, Scotland Yard.
_From an Etching by_ J. T. Smith, 1805 46
Lambeth and Whitehall. _From the Engraving by_ W. Hollar 52
Whitehall, from the River. _From_ Ogilvy’s _Map_, 1677 54
The Execution of Charles I. _From a Print of 1649_ 59
Pyramidal Dial in Privy Garden, set up in 1669.
_From an Engraving by_ H. Steel, 1673 67
Funeral of Queen Mary, 1694. _From an Engraving by_ P. Persoy 71
Part of the Old Palace of Whitehall.
_From an Etching by_ J. T. Smith, 1805 73
View in Privy Garden. _From an Engraving by_ J. Malcolm, 1807 74
Privy Garden. _From an Engraving by_ T. Malton, 1795 76
Bird’s-eye View of Whitehall and St. James’s Park.
_From_ Smith’s “Views of Westminster” 77

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