A large collection of engravings and manuscript drawings connected with Gough's Sepulchral Monuments in Great Britain (Lond. 1786-96), Written in about 1790-1800
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.: Manuscript and (a few) printed papers taken out of Gough Maps 222, chiefly drawings of monuments and the like, and letters from:
- J. C. Brooke (three, 1779-92, fols. 1, 8, 12)
- J. Milner (one, 18 Feb. 1785, fol. 3)
- J. Schnebbelie (two, 1788-90, fols. 5, 9)
- Sam. Lysons (one, 15 Sept. 1795, fol. 13)
- Dr. John Price, Bodley's Librarian (one, 6 June 1799, fol. 15)
- At fol. 62 is a manuscript copy of 'The Scottish Queens Buriall at Peterborough ... 1587.' (Lond., printed by A.I. for Edwarde Venge ...)
Dates
- Creation: Written in about 1790-1800
Extent
105 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
Gough Maps 228*
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. 17587
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
20 3/4 × 15 1/8 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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