Map / engraving of Exeter and surrounding countryside, dating from 1736. Important landmarks (churches, the cathedral, the castle, the ‘kay’, the work house) are all numbered and referenced in a key at the bottom of the print. Useful for comparative purposes and in showing what was considered to be an ‘important’ landmark / noteworthy. Often known as a Buck's View.
Item number | 70262 |
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Category | |
Type | Panorama |
Dimensions | length 795mm; breadth 330mm |
Language | English |
Country of origin | UK |
Related people | Samuel Buck (artist / engraver) |
Nathaniel Buck (artist / engraver) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection