Printing plate
copper plate
Map of the Grant of Cenwealh to the Church of Winchester
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.71
Artist/Designer/Maker
Basire, James - Engraver
Production date
c.1854
Material
copper
Technique
Etching
Engraving
Engraving
Dimensions
height: 278mm
width: 558mm
width: 558mm
Location
Burlington House -
Content description
Printing plate of a map illustrating the grant of land given by Cenwealh, the second Christian king of the West Saxons, to the church of Winchester; from Archaeologia, vol. XXXV, plate IX.
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Map Illustrating the Grant of
CENWEALH THE SECOND CHRISTIAN KING OF THE WEST SAXONS
to the Church of Winchester.
CENWEALH THE SECOND CHRISTIAN KING OF THE WEST SAXONS
to the Church of Winchester.
Inscription content
Vol. XXXV. Plate IX, p.272.
Inscription content
J. Basire sc.
References
Reference (controlled)
Betti, Chiara. “Lost Treasures Resurface: The Untold Story of the Society of Antiquaries’ Printing Plates.” The Antiquaries Journal 104 (2024): 304–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581524000179.
Printing plate of a map illustrating the grant of land given by Cenwealh, the second Christian king of the West Saxons, to the church of Winchester; from Archaeologia, vol. XXXV, plate IX.
This plate was commissioned by the Society of Antiquaries as an illustration for vol. XXXV, issue 2 of the journal "Archaeologia". The paper is by John Yonge Akerman, F.S.A.
The Society has all the plates of Akerman's paper.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Richard Goddard FSA.
The Society has all the plates of Akerman's paper.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Richard Goddard FSA.
