The desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742. Coloured etching by H. Rogers, ca. 1779.

The desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742. Coloured etching by H. Rogers, ca. 178-.

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Rogers, H., active approximately 1779.

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Images by Rogers, H., active approximately 1779.

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The desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742. Coloured etching by H. Rogers, ca. 178-.

The desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742. Coloured etching by H. Rogers, ca. 1779.