| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | William Williams |
| Published | [Oxford, c. 1732-1733] |
| Dimensions | Image 379 x 478, Plate 391 x 488, Sheet 519 x 684 mm |
| Notes |
An aerial plan of Magdalen College, with the inclusion of its gardens. Key in a scroll to lower right corner. From William Williams' 'Oxonia Depicta sive Collegiorum et Aularum in Inclyta Academia Oxoniensi Ichnographica & Scenographica Delineatio LXV Tabulis Aeneis expressa A Guilielmo Williams Cui accedit Uniuscujusque Collegij Aulaeque Notitia'. William Williams (fl. 1732-4), often using the Latinate version of his name 'Guilielmus Williams', was an architectural draughtsman, and this is reflected in the formality of many of the engravings in his 'Oxonia Depicta'. The contents of the work are similar to those in Loggan's 'Oxonia Illustrata' published over 50 years earlier, commencing with a double-prospect of the city of Oxford each containing a numbered key, and a plan of the city after Agas' plan of 1588. There is a double prospect of the interior of the Bodleian Library after Loggan and a number of architectural plans of the colleges. More importantly the work includes 10 fine large engravings of the colleges of Magdalen, Corpus, Wadham, St. Johns, Queens, New, Oriel, Trinity, Pembroke, and Brasenose, showing how they were at the beginning of the 18th Century. They are in fact, in many instances, the only visual records of the buildings at this time in their history. Condition: Central vertical fold, as issued, some discolouration along it. Small tears along edges, not affecting image. Time toning. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 45820 |