The Atlas of the Landed Interest Finish:Float frame The old Assembly House

The old Assembly House

with the River Thames on the right

with a stream running past them in the foreground

Also showing horse drawn traffic and pedestrians on the bridge and a variety of water craft on the River Thames

Interior view looking towards the altar of St Olave Jewry

The Atlas of the Landed Interest Finish:Float frame The old Assembly House'The Atlas of the Landed Interest', 1784. Thomas Powys, MP for Northamptonshire, carries a large bale representing the interests of the landowners. He is a thin and scrawny version of the Greek mythological figure of Atlas who held up the world. Beneath the image is a satirical poem.