Why did London delete its Venetian river?

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Sources
https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/colle...
https://www.camden.gov.uk/documents/2...
https://www.grubstreetproject.net/pla...

"The Thames by the Tower of London" painted by Samuel Scott
https://www.nationaltrustcollections....

"A view of St Paul's Cathedral and Old London Bridge from the Thames, with the royal barge" painted by a follower of Samuel Scott
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/...

"The Thames and the Fleet Canal" painted by Samuel Scott
https://www.rct.uk/collection/405431/...

Artist's impression of Roman London. Artist: Forester
https://www.alamy.com/artists-impress...

"Entrance to Fleet Ditch" postcard
https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-...

Photo of the Boar's Head Ceremony
https://www.alamy.com/city-of-london-...

Great Fire of London painting
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the...

1677 A Large and Accurate Map of the City of London
https://www.grubstreetproject.net/lon...

The Fleet River, by now (1855) an open sewer, and workmen building the new sewer beside Saffron Hill. Watercolour over graphite, John Wykeham Archer
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

"A Description of a City Shower" by Jonathan Swift
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem...

A watercolour view of Fleet Ditch by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
From https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/colle...

Fleet Market drawing
From https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/colle...

Population growth of London and Paris 1300-1872
https://www.alamy.com/population-grow...

Great Stink Punch cartoon
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK...

Map showing the intercepting, outfall, and main storm relief sewers of the London drainage system, circa 1909
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-map...

Thames Water Utilities sewer cleaning team inspects the Fleet River's Victorian-built storm sewer of Blackfriars
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-tha...

St Pancras Old Church 1815 drawing
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...