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GUILDFORD, a market town and municipal borough, and the county
town of Surrey, England, in the Guildford parliamentary division, 29 m. S.W.
of London by the London and South Western railway; served also by the London,
Brighton, and South Coast and the South Eastern and Chatham railways. It is
beautifully situated on an acclivity of the northern chalk Downs and on the
river Wey. Its older streets contain a number of picturesque gabled houses,
with quaint lattices and curious doorways. The ruins of a Norman castle stand
finely above the town and are well preserved; while the ground about them
is laid out as a public garden. Beneath the Angel Inn and a house in the vicinity
are extensive vaults, apparently of Early English date, and traditionally
connected with the castle. The church of St Mary is Norman and Early English,
with later additions and considerably restored; its aisles retain their eastward
apses and it contains many interesting details. The church of St Nicholas
is a modern building on an ancient site, and that of Holy Trinity is a brick
structure of 1763, with later additions, also on the site of an earlier church,
from which some of the monuments are preserved, including that of Archbishop
Abbot (1640). The town hall dates from 1683 and contains a number of interesting
pictures. Other public buildings are the county hall, corn-market and institute
with museum and library. Abbots Hospital, founded by Archbishop Abbot in 1619,
is a beautiful Tudor brick building. The county hospital (1866) was erected
as a memorial to Albert, Prince Consort. The Royal Free Grammar School, founded
in 1509, and incorporated by Edward VI., is an important school for boys.
At Cranleigh,6 m. S.E., is a large middle-class county school. The town has
flour mills, iron foundries and breweries, and a large trade in grain; while
fairs are held for live stock. There is a manufacture of gunpowder in the
neighboring village of Chilworth. Guildford is a suifragan bishopric in the
diocese of Winchester. The borough is under a mayor, 4 aldermen and 12 councillors.
Area, 2601 acres.
| PUBLISHED DATE |
1773 LONDON |
| PRINTED FOR |
R. GOADBY |
| SOLD BY |
J. TOWERS IN FORE STREET NEAR CRIPPLEGATE |
| PAGE SIZE: approx |
8 INCHES x 4 1/2 INCHES |
| IMAGE SIZE: approx |
7 1/2 X 4 1/4 INCHES |
| CONDITION |
COPPER
ENGRAVING , BLANK on the back. As scanned. Suitable ageing. The image
is clean, clear and sharp with beautiful depth and detail.This beautiful
rare item would look great matted and framed. An art supply store can
provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures. |
| TYPE INFO |
A copper engraving is an image taken from an engraved copper
plate. A plate of bright, burnished copper that is usually 16 gauge or
18 gauge is used. The copper plate is first coated with a ground, then
the image is traced with a sharp point or needle. Once the image is traced,
the ground is removed. To ensure accurate engraving, the copper plate
oftentimes rests in sand. Using the traced lines, an artist uses a burin
to engrave onto the copper plate. Metal shavings are cut away by the burin.
These shavings, known as "burr," while removed from the plate
must still be detached by a "scraper," a cutting tool. The deeper
the burin cuts, the stronger the engraved lines are when printed. Once
the plate has been engraved, it is ready to be used for printing by warming
it, inking it, and then passing it through a press with the sheet of paper
that is to be printed. Copper engraving developed as early as the fourteenth
century. Some early examples of copper engraving from Italy and Germany
date around 1440. The process used for copper engraving may have come
about by armourers using metal engraved patterns to decorate their armor.
The first uses of copper engravings were for religious images and playing
cards. During the 1600s and 1700s, copperplate engravings were used in
a widespread fashion for illustrated works, particularly in France and
England. Copper engraving remained the standard up until the 1770s when
wood engraving developed. |
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