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Object Type
print
Museum number
M,22.30
Title
Object:
Henbury the Seat of Simon Harcourt
Series:
Britannia Illustrata
Description
Plate 30: Bird's eye view of Henbury; a manor house in foreground with walled gardens; a second manor house beyond on the left, with a church behind; a large hill in background, with the sea beyond; from the second volume of the 1724 edition published by Joseph Smith. Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Jan Kip
Published by:
Joseph Smith
School/style
British
Dutch
Production date
1708-1715
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
349 millimetres
Width:
433 millimetres
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Curator's comments
The plate misnumbered. This impression in a complete, bound, four volume edition of Britannia Illustrata, published by Joseph Smith in 1724. For comment on the series see 1880,1113.1421. Adams only describes those plates relevant to London.
Bibliographic references
Adams 1983 / London Illustrated 1604-1850: a survey and index of topographical books and their plates
(22)
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
palace/mansion
garden
bird's eye view/long view
church
Associated names
Associated with:
Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Henbury (England)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
M,22.30