London dustman collecting ashes, 1800s

London dustman collecting ashes, 1800s. He holds a bell and a basket, and the dust waggon can be seen behind. The ashes are used in the production of bricks. Refuse collector in London, Boueur de Londres. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B. Eyries L'Angleterre ou Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Anglais, England: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the English, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1821. Jean-Baptiste Eyries - (1767-1846) was a - French - geographer, author and translator

Ashes England Or Costumes Ethnography Folk Costume J-b. Eyries Jean-baptiste Eyries Langleterre Ou Costumes Librairie De Gide Fils Manners And Mores Of The English Moeurs Et Usages Des Anglais Recycling Traditional Costume William Alexander

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