1784 Antique Print; Garden View of Hitchin Priory, Herts

Description: On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "The Garden View of the Priory at Hitchin in Hertfordshire." DATE PRINTED: 1784 or shortly afterwards.SIZE: The printed view, including titles, is approximately 17.5 x 11 cm, 7.75 x 4.25 inches (small) plus margins. ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Unknown. PROVENANCE: Published in 'The New British Traveller; Or, A Complete Modern Universal Display Of Great-Britain And Ireland: Being A New, Complete, Accurate, And Extensive Tour Through England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Isles of ... Comprising all that is worthy of Observation in every County, Shire, &c. ... The Whole Published Under The Immediate Inspection Of George Augustus Walpoole, Esq. Assisted ... By David Wynne Evans ... Alexander Burnett ... and ... Robert Conway ... And Others ... London: Printed For Alex. Hogg, At The King's-Arms, No.16 Paternoster-Row, 1784.' It is believed that Hogg invented the names - George Augustus Walpoole, David Wynne Evans, Burnett, Robert Conway for his hack writers. Alexander Hogg , London‏. TYPE: Antique copper plate engraving printed on laid paper. VERSO: There is a nothing on the reverse side which is blank. CONDITION: Very good, suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy. AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition. POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Hitchin is a market town in the North Hertfordshire district in Hertfordshire, England. Hitchin Priory in Hitchin in Hertfordshire is today a hotel built in about 1700 on the site of a Carmelite friary founded in 1317, which was closed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII. Parts of the original priory are incorporated in the existing building, which has been a Grade I listed building on the Register of Historic England since 1951. Hitchin Priory as it now stands incorporates a small part of the original priory of the Carmelites. This original structure would appear to have been constructed of flint rubble and clunch with the now lost priory church located to the south. However, nothing earlier than the 15th century is visible and these ancient remains are located in sections of the north, or frater, range of the west range. The present structure was almost entirely built in 1770–1 by the politician and MP John Radcliffe who inherited Hitchin Priory from his uncle Arthur Radcliffe in 1769. He rebuilt the house in 1770-71 of plastered brick, standing about the four sides of a courtyard, which represents the old, small, cloister garth. Please explore my ebay shop for more antique prints. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 7.99 GBP

Location: Marlow

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