Barton
Maker
After
(artist)
1765-1822
(printmaker)
1767-1827
(publisher)
1769-1845
(artist)
1765-1822
(printmaker)
1767-1827
(publisher)
1769-1845
Title
Barton
Date of Production
1804
Medium
etching and engraving
printed in black
printed in black
Dimensions
Height: 23.1 cm
Width: 31.3 cm
Width: 31.3 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.6125.52
Mode of Acquisition
Witt Library, transfer, 1990
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Inscriptions
Inscription: Drawn by J. C. Nattes. //
Inscription: Howlett's Views in County of Lincoln, 1800 / T.O. //
Inscription: Engraved by B. Howlett. //
Inscription: Barton. / LONDON. Published by William Miller, Old Bond Street, May 1, 1804. //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: BARTON. / BARTON, or Barton-upon-Humber, is situate in the division of / Lindsey and wapentake of Yarborough, on the south side of / the river Humber, from which it is about three quarters of a mile / distant. The lordship, according to a late survey, comprises 6240 / acres of land. The King has an estate here, and is Lord of the Manor. / Barton is a place of considerable antiquity; it is said to have been / surrounded by a rampart and ditch; and probably was otherwise / fortified against the irruptions of the Danes and Saxons, who often, / in their predatory incursions, laid waste the country on both sides / of the river. ... //
Inscription: Howlett's Views in County of Lincoln, 1800 / T.O. //
Inscription: Engraved by B. Howlett. //
Inscription: Barton. / LONDON. Published by William Miller, Old Bond Street, May 1, 1804. //
Stamp: WITT / LIBRARY //
Inscription: BARTON. / BARTON, or Barton-upon-Humber, is situate in the division of / Lindsey and wapentake of Yarborough, on the south side of / the river Humber, from which it is about three quarters of a mile / distant. The lordship, according to a late survey, comprises 6240 / acres of land. The King has an estate here, and is Lord of the Manor. / Barton is a place of considerable antiquity; it is said to have been / surrounded by a rampart and ditch; and probably was otherwise / fortified against the irruptions of the Danes and Saxons, who often, / in their predatory incursions, laid waste the country on both sides / of the river. ... //
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