A large collection of engravings and manuscript drawings connected with Gough's Sepulchral Monuments in Great Britain (Lond. 1786-96)
Gough Maps 223
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Title
A large collection of engravings and manuscript drawings connected with Gough's Sepulchral Monuments in Great Britain (Lond. 1786-96)
Shelfmark
Gough Maps 223
Summary
A large collection of engravings and manuscript drawings connected with Gough's Sepulchral Monuments in Great Britain (Lond. 1786-96), many of the drawings being by Schnebbelie, Carter and Basire. The drawings are of monuments, many supplementary to those engraved, and there are rubbings of brasses, letters, notes by Gough, etc.: A copy of Gough's Sepulchral Monuments, vol. 2, pt. 3 (Lond. 1796), with similar additions, among which are:
At p. 36 a letter from Geo. Berkeley, 8 Apr. 1788
At pp. 47 92 two from J. Schnebbelie, 8 May and 7 Aug. 1788
At p. 96 one from John Carter, 3 Oct. 1792
At pp. 137, 226 three from J. C. Brooke, 7 March and 6 July 1789, 17 July 1790
At p. 143 one from Horace Walpole earl of Orford, 27 June 1789
At p. 279 one from John Wightwick, 16 March 1789
At p. 355 two views of Bruce castle Middlesex, and two of Wier hall Middlesex, all taken in 179
Date
18th century
Language
English
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Maps and Drawings
A large collection of engravings and manuscript drawings connected with Gough's Sepulchral Monuments in Great Britain (Lond. 1786-96)
