Method | Copper engraving |
Artist | John Hinton |
Published | Engraved for the Universal Magazine, for J. Hinton in Newgate Street. c. 1770 |
Dimensions | Image 148 x 278 mm, Plate 178 x 286 mm, Sheet 195 x 295 mm |
Notes |
A view looking across Broad Street to the Clarendon Building, Sheldonian Theatre, and The Old Ashmolean Museum (now the Museum of the History of Science) and down Catte Street to the Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Square after the large-scale engraving by John Donowell, printed for John Hinton's Universal Magazine. John Hinton (fl.1747-1779) was an English engraver, printer, and publisher, best known as the general editor and publisher of the Universal Magazine and its various supplements. The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure was published in London by Hinton, and later William Bent, on a monthly basis between 1747 and 1814. It collected together entries and numerous illustrations on a diverse range of topics, including history, geography, mathematics, philosophy, poetry, gardening, natural history, medicine, and biography. Condition: Vertical folds as issued. |
Framing | mounted |
Price | £125.00 |
Stock ID | 53344 |