A large collection of engravings and manuscript drawings connected with Gough's Sepulchral Monuments in Great Britain (Lond. 1786-96), 18th century
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
Dates
- Creation: 18th century
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
Gough Maps 223
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 17581
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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