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Printing-Block
Woodblock

Object number

LDSAL2022.1.528

Artist/Designer/Maker

Pitt-Rivers, Augustus Henry Lane-Fox - Author

Production date

19th century

Material

wood
paper

Technique

Carving
Wood Engraving (Process)

Dimensions

height: 39mm
width: 152mm
depth: 25mm

Location

Burlington House -

References

Reference details

pp. 423-495

Reference (free text)

XXI.—Excavations at Mount Caburn Camp, near Lewes, conducted in September and October, 1877, and July, 1878, Archaeologia, Volume 46 (Issue 2), 1881.

Reference association

illustrated

Reference note

Image printed on p. 473.
    Rectangular wooden printing block showing:- Obverse: carved and engraved design depicting section drawing of excavations along a rampart (Ranscombe Camp) close to the Mount Caburn Iron Age hill fort in East Sussex; showing the topography of the landscape; locations of finds linked to their stratigraphy (as denoted by letters which are captioned in the publication source); along with a numbered grid and a scale at the bottom. Ink residue remaining on surface. Reverse: printer's waste paper attached to surface.
    Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Julia Poole FSA.