2 maps : pen and ink and watercolor ; each sheet 39 x 42 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
View catalog record for a plan for the Citadel at Hull by Bernard de Gomme
http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13069861
Classification:
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:2,000
Notes:
The strategic importance of the port of Hull led to the planning and construction of extensive fortifications under Charles II and James II. The engineer in charge of the works at Hull was Sir Martin Beckman (d. 1702), "second engineer" of Great Britain under Sir Bernard de Gomme.
Exhibition History:
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
Subject Terms:
Fortification -- Great Britain. | Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1603–1714. | Great Britain -- Defenses. | Hull (England) -- Maps. | Hull (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Form/Genre:
Maps -- England -- Hull. | Ink drawings. | Watercolors.
Contributors:
Charles II, King of England, 1630–1685. | Beckman, Martin, -1702. | Dartmouth, George Legge, Baron, 1648–1691, former owner.