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Creation Date
18th century
Geography
London, England
Culture
English
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
8 1/16 × 12 in. (20.5 × 30.5 cm)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.51
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Upper right corner: "4", upper center: "The North Proſpect of Ludlow Caſtle."
Beneath depiction of Ludlow Castle, above diagram: "The Ichonography of Ludlow Caſtle."
The plan is labeled with letters "A" to "G" and places: "Mill", "Gate", "The / Town", "Stables", "Caſtle-gate.", Bowling Green", "Town Walls"
Beneath plan, lower left: "Stukeley delin", lower right: "I[J]Harris Sculp"
Beneath plate mark, in pencil: "1721"
Reverse of page, in pencil, upper left corner: "$10–15", lower right: "1721 / 1750 / 81"
Creator Biography
John Harris, English, ca.1740–1811 (?) (engraver).
William Stukeley, English, 1687–1765 (drawer).
Description
Engraving of the north prospect of Ludlow Castle, resting atop a series of hills. Underneath, there is a map of the surrounding areas, labeled, "The Ichonography of Ludlow Castle," which details the mill just outside the town, the town walls, the outer wall gate, the interior of the town (including the stables and the bowling green), and the castle gate.
This is a page from antiquarian William Stukeley's (1687–1765) book Itinerarium Curiosum, Or, An Account of the Antiquitys and Remarkable Curiositys in Nature or Art, Observ'd in Travels thro' Great Brittan, either the 1724 or 1776 edition. In the 1776 edition, it appears on page 75.