East India House (Leadenhall St)

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N Pedro. on Wed 15 Sep 2004, 10:33pm

View of East India House around 1770.

http://www.antiqueprints.com/images/london_prints/C9128_L.JPG
N Pedro on Fri 30 Dec 2005, 10:48am

View in Sam’s Time.

The Old East India House in Leadenhall Street (1648-1726).

http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/upload/img_400/H5329.jpg
N in Aqua Scripto on Fri 30 Dec 2005, 07:56pm

Follow up : Map 1746 shows Leaden Hall street plus location of India House, it dothe be between Grace Church street and Lyme street on the way to Algate.
http://www.motco.com/map/81002/SeriesSearchPlatesFulla.asp?mode=query&title=Leaden+Hall+Street&artist=384&other=321&x=11&y=11
N Pedro on Sat 7 Jan 2006, 09:41pm

On the 17th April 1661 Sam says…

“and I saw the picture of the ships and other things this morning, set up before the East Indy House, which are well done.”

http://www.pepysdiary.com/archive/1661/04/17/index.php

These can be seen on the drawing mentioned previously, and enter again below…

http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/upload/img_400/H5329.jpg
N pedro on Fri 17 Feb 2006, 11:18am

ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY.

For a brief history see…

http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/eic.html