"Area Ecclesiae Cathedralis Lincolniae" etching

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred citation:

"Area Ecclesiae Cathedralis Lincolniae" Etching (WLU Coll. 0419), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.15 Linear Feet 1 oversize folder
Language:
Latin
Preferred citation:

"Area Ecclesiae Cathedralis Lincolniae" Etching (WLU Coll. 0419), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

A printed etching by Wenceslaus Hollar of the architectural floorplan of the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England. This is an early printed example of the etching which has been removed from an unknown book. The paper used for the print has a watermark of three fleur-de-lys within a shield signifying that paper was possibly made in France.

Acquisition information:
The print was discovered in a house basement in Lexington, Va. and donated by Jamie Brown.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard