Plan of the Church of DownPatrick

G.B. ; A.C. 30th Oct. 1799
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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Cooper, Austin, 1759-1830, artist.
Contributors: Beranger, Gabriel, ca. 1729-1817, artist
Summary:Plan of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, with an indication of the location of the Round Tower outside the Cathedral. There is also a plan of the column on top of the capitals, and a ground plan of the columns.
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Published / Created: 30th October 1799.
Subjects:
Notes:Inscribed in ink l.c. on sheet: The Tower E is 42 feet in circumference & 67 feet high, the door is placed as in the plan but in the View or Elevation it is turned towards the Spectator to show it - it is even with the ground F Aperture leading to the stair case, it has no form of door, the stair case is 46 feet high & the whole height of the Church 72 feet 4 in.s - all of Freestone.

Title inscribed in ink m.l. within image.

Watermark is a crowned shield with fleurs-de-lys above the letters "ADRIAAN ROGGE".

Physical description: 1 drawing : pen & wash ; image 22.8 x 35.9 cm., on sheet 28 x 43.1 cm.

Citations/References: Archaelogical Survey of County Down. - Belfast 1966 p. 266-272

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Credits:Attributed to Austin Cooper (1759-1830), the original owner of this collection, after an original drawing by Gabriel Beranger (1729-1817).