- Title
- Plan of Bocardo and Parts adjacent. / J. Gwynn Jany 10th 1771.
- Creator
- Gwynn, John, 1713-1786, artist, architect.
- Publication details
- Jan. 10, 1771.
- Physical details
- 1 drawing : pen and black ink with monochrome and brown wash ; sheet 50 x 71 cm
- Description
- A plan of the Bocardo jail in Oxford. Inscribed with title above image. Signed and dated in the lower left-hand corner. Bears watermark JWHATMAN / Ornamented Fleur de Lys / GR.
- Place
- Oxford (England)
- Additional information
- The Bocardo jail in Oxford was demolished in 1771 to make way for improvements to the city. John Gwynn was the Paving Commission's surveyor and made extensive changes to the layout of the city. This drawing depicts widened roads overlaid on a plan of the Bocardo and other old buildings which were ultimately demolished to make way for wider streets.
- Shelfmark
- Maps K.Top.34.33.2.a.
