Prospect of Oxford

1652-1677

Wenceslaus Hollar after D. Gage

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

D. Gage

Artist After, English, active 17th century

This is a drawing of a detailed map and panoramic drawing of Oxford. The image features an antique-style map layout of the city of Oxford, showing the layout of roads, buildings, and surrounding landscape, with an inset panoramic drawing of the city's skyline as seen from the east. The map is intricately detailed with streets labeled, numbered lists of various locations, including colleges and landmarks, referenced across the map. The map is adorned with decorative elements such as crests and coats of arms for the different colleges of the university. There is also a compass rose in the bottom corner to indicate orientation, as well as an inset map showing the region surrounding Oxford.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4936

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2523, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, undescribed (see no. 436).

Wikidata ID

Q65026603

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