English: In 1757 the artist Louis Philippe Boitard produced a view of the Legal Quays, between Billingsgate Dock and the Tower of London.[1]
Boitard's engraving, 'Imports from France', provided a satirical look at Londoners' passion for French luxury goods and manners. Although Boitard deliberately exaggerated the number of both people and shipping, he also provided the most accurate picture of the Legal Quays at work. Boitard recorded treadwheel cranes, beamscales, Customs' Officers gauging barrels and porters handling cargoes. Smuggling, theft and pilferage of cargoes were rife on both the busy open wharves and in the crowded warehouses.
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Not explicitly stated by the original uploader at en.wikipedia. (Assumed self-photographed by the uploader from a print, based on the EXIF information and the user's other uploads.) Published on 7 March 1757 by John Bowles and son, London
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In 1757 the anglophile French artist, Jean Louis Boitard, produced a remarkable view of the Legal Quays, between Billingsgate Dock and the Tower. Boitard's engraving, 'Imports from France', provided a satirical look at Londoners' passion for French luxury
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