The Southwest Prospect of the University, and City of Oxford: Buck 1731

Title: The Southwest Prospect of the University, and City of Oxford Author: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck Date: 1731 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good - age toning/ discoloration around image, fold in center as issued,  Inches: 32 1/2 x 12 3/4 [Image] Centimeters:  82.55 x 32.39 [Image] Product ID: 1726 View of the City of Oxford and surrounding countryside. Includes descriptive text below which remarks on the city and university's history, as well as notable landmarks, scholars, and citizens from the vicinity. Contains a numbered legend which lists major buildings and structures such as Oxford Castle, the Sheldonian Theater, Clarendon House (the university publishing house and precursor to Oxford University Press), and Trinity, Wadham, Exeter, Jesus, New, All Souls, Queens, Christ Church, Corpus Christi, Merton, and Magdalen Colleges.