An historical and descriptive account of the Royal Hospital, and the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea : to which is prefixed, an account of King James's College at Chelsea ... embellished with engravings, and interspersed with biographical anecdotes.

  • Faulkner, Thomas, 1777-1855.
Date:
1805
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An historical and descriptive account of the Royal Hospital, and the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea : to which is prefixed, an account of King James's College at Chelsea ... embellished with engravings, and interspersed with biographical anecdotes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    u^li^SPENCER.M.D If AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT, The Royal Hospital at Chelsea is pleasantly situated on the banks of the river Thames, m the county of Middlesex, and one mile and an half dis- tant from Buckingham-Gate. The building, as it now stands, was begun by King Charles the Second, continued during the short reign of his succes- sor, and completed by William and Mary, as an asylum for maimed and superannuated soldiers. But before we enter on the description of the present edifice, we shall present our readers with an account of tlie “ Ancient College, which oc- cupied the site of the present magnificent struc- ture. n This