Title and statement of responsibility area
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Edition area
Edition statement
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1774- (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
14 prints, hand-coloured
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Samuel (1696-1779) and Nathaniel Buck were English engravers and print makers known for their depictions of castles and landscapes.
In 1727, Samuel Buck and his brother Nathaniel commenced sketching and engraving a series on the architectural remains of England and Wales. This series included 83 engravings of 70 principal towns in England and Wales. This endeavour took 28 years to complete, and differences in their style can be noted over time. Later engravings often include figures and subtler landscapes in the foreground. In 1774, Robert Sayer obtained the plates, added page numbers to them, and published them as Buck's Antiquities.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The collection consists of fourteen engravings from the Bucks' series on England.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Acquired prior to the 1970s.
Arrangement
The prints have been arranged alphabetically; the listing also notes the prospect.
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
Folder 1:
Bath, South-East
Birmingham, South West
Bristol, North West
Cambridge, North West
Chester, South West
Colchester, South East
Coventry, South
Dover, South
Exeter, South West
Guildford, South West
His Majesties Dock-Yard, Near Plymouth
Ipswich, South West
Folder 2:
Leeds, South East
Liverpoole, South West
Manchester, South West
Newcastle Upon Tyne, South East
Norwich, South East
Portsmouth, West
Oxford, South East
Oxford, South West
Reading, South
Salisbury, North East
Sheffield, East
Winchester, East
Associated materials
Accruals
Further accruals are not expected.
