Osney Abbey, Oxford - Original Engraving, Encyclopaedia Londinensis - 1820
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Antique original engraving in black and white with the ruins of Osney Abbey near Oxford as they appeared in 1640. Cut by Dale for the Encyclopaedia Londinensis and published in London in 1820.
Antique original engraving in black and white with the ruins of Osney Abbey near Oxford as they appeared in 1640. Cut by Dale for the Encyclopaedia Londinensis and published in London in 1820.
Founded in 1129 and the seat of the bishopric of Oxford between 1542 and 1546, the abbey was dismantled after the Reformation and today almost nothing of it stands, which gives documentary value to this view of its state in the 17th century.
Medium: Copper engraving, in black.
Engraver: Dale.
Date: 1820.
Source: Encyclopaedia Londinensis, London ("Oxford", pl. III).
Dimensions: Image 8.7 x 7.6 in (22 x 19.2 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins and light toning at the edges.
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Antique original engraving in black and white with the ruins of Osney Abbey near Oxford as they appeared in 1640. Cut by Dale for the Encyclopaedia Londinensis and published in London in 1820.