Cocken near Durham. The Seat of Ralph Carr Esq.r.
[The name of the artist-engraver burnished out]
[London: John Smith, 1724.]
Engraving with later colour. 425 x 600mm (16¾ x 23½"), with large margins.
A prospect of Cocken Hall, on the River Wear 3 miles from Durham (see here on the left), published in the 'Britannia Illustrata'. For a time in the 19th century it was the home of John Gully (1783-1863), prize fighter, gambler and MP for Pontefract.
[Ref: 51344] £260.00
[London: John Smith, 1724.]
Engraving with later colour. 425 x 600mm (16¾ x 23½"), with large margins.
A prospect of Cocken Hall, on the River Wear 3 miles from Durham (see here on the left), published in the 'Britannia Illustrata'. For a time in the 19th century it was the home of John Gully (1783-1863), prize fighter, gambler and MP for Pontefract.
[Ref: 51344] £260.00