Title
THE NORTH WEST PROSPECT OF THE CITY OF WELLS. / Saml & Nathl Buck delin et sculpt according to Act of Parliament 1736.
Creator
Buck, Samuel, 1696-1779, artist, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[England] : [Samuel and Nathaniel Buck], 1736.
Physical details
1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 30.6 x 80.1 cm.
Description
Cattle and figures in the left-hand corner; an extensive landscape of fields and trees in the middle ground; the city of Wells stretching across the scene; Wells cathedral rising above the view to the left.
Place
Wells (England)
Additional information
This print was published by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck as part of their Principal Series of Town Prospects. The plate was also published in 1774 by Robert Sayer after he purchased the set of copper plates from the Bucks. The Sayer prints are identifiable by etched numbers outside the image.
Other persons
Buck, Nathaniel, artist, printmaker, publisher.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.38.10.a.