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Description: | Coloured engraving. This distant view or ‘prospect’ of Canterbury in Kent was drawn and published in the early 18th century by brothers Samuel and Nathaniel Buck. In the foreground two well-dressed men and a lady admire the view of the city, seen beyond lush green fields, with us.
In 1720 the Buck brothers published proposals for engraved views or ‘prospects’ of two panoramic drawings of English towns: Leeds and Wakefield. The success of the prints led to a further eight town prospects. In 1728 they extended the project to record ‘prospects’ of every remaining principal town of England and Wales. Each was drawn at a rural spot some distance from the town itself and, when possible, from a height. The prospects were published with a numbered key and descriptive text below the image. The text for ‘The South-West Prospect of the City of Canterbury’ includes the following:
‘Antiquities are found here; as Arches in ye City Walls, now stopped up, but once Gates answering to Watling Street & Stone Street. And in digging in and about ye City Pavements, Foundations, Urns & other remains of that People are frequently discover’d, with abundance of their Coins.' | Subjects: | field hill topography church woman coat of arms cow cathedral house townscape/cityscape man river | Temporal: | 1738 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Samuel and Nathaniel Buck | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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