Good impression on wove ivory paper. Plate 18: Interior of the cock pit off Whitehall, a fight in action; two cocks fighting in circular ring, their owners crouching behind them, men surrounding gesticulating wildly at fight; illustration in the 'Microcosm of London'. Published by: Ackermann Curator's comments Rudolph Ackermann's publication 'Microcosm of London' consists of three volumes of text illustrated with 104 hand-coloured plates. The prints were made after drawings resulting from the collaboration of the artists Thomas Rowlandson and the French émigré Augustus Pugin, the latter creating detailed architectural sketches and the former adding the appropriate figures. The first two volumes of text were written by William Henry Pyne, and the last by William Combe. The majority of prints were made by J. Bluck and Joseph Stadler. The three volumes were originally printed in sequence between 1808 and 1810. Bibliographic references Adams 1983 / London Illustrated 1604-1850: a survey and index of topographical books and their plates (99.18) Abbey Scenery / Scenery of Great Britain & Ireland in Aquatint & Lithography from the Library of J.R.Abbey (212.18) (British Museum) Condition is good. Some foxing. Some surface dirt.