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The Antiquities of Great Britain, illustrated in View of Monasteries, Castles, and Churches now existing

Engraved by William Bryne (and others) from Drawings by Thomas Hearne
Published by W. Bryne, London (1786)

Original copperplate engravings over 235 years old

Sheet size is approximately 17 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (44 x 30 cm)
These original copperplate engravings will be accompanied by the original descriptive text, in both English and French

Some minor foxing and or soiling around edges may be present. Please click on the thumbnail images below for an enlarged view.
The Darvill's digital watermark does not appear on the actual antique engravings.


Greystoke Castle
Plate I
Greystoke Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Jan. 1778, by W. Byrne

$99.95
Greystoke Castle
Plate II
Donnington Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Jan. 1778, by T. Hearne

Castle Acre Priory
Plate III
Castle Acre Priory

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Jan. 1778, by T. Hearne

$99.95
Beverstone Castle
Plate IV
Beverstone Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Jan. 1778, by W. Byrne

$99.95
St Mary's Abbey York
Plate V
St Mary's Abbey York

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
Sep 1, 1778, by W. Byrne

Furness Abbey
Plate VI
Furness Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Aug, 1778, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Egremont Castle
Plate VIII
Egremont Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Sep, 1778, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Lancaster Castle
Plate VIII
Lancaster Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by Wm Watts

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Aug, 1778, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Hermitage at Warkworth
Plate IX
Hermitage at Warkworth

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W.Woollett

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Jan, 1778, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Lumley Castle
Plate X
Lumley Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Jan, 1778, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Carlisle Castle
Plate XI
Carlisle Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Dec, 1778, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Cockermouth Castle
Plate XII
Cockermouth Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by M.A. Rooker

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Dec, 1778, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Cathedral Church of Glasglow
Plate XIII
Cathedral Church of Glasglow

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 April, 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Wetherell Priory
Plate XIV
Wetherell Priory

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 April, 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Stirling Castle
Plate XV
Stirling Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 May, 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
North Aspect of Furness Abbey
Plate XVI
North Aspect of Furness Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by Thos. Hearne & Wm Ellis

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 April, 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Rippon Minster
Plate XVII
Rippon Minster

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 Sept., 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

PLEASE NOTE LIBRARY STAMP IN TITLE AREA

$99.95
Roslin Castle
Plate XVIII
Roslin Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by Thos. Hearne & Wm Ellis

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 Oct, 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Abbey Gate of St. Edmundsbury
Plate XIX
The Abbey Gate of St. Edmundsbury

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by Thos. Hearne & Wm Ellis

London: Published as the Act directs,
2 Aug, 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
St. Anthony's Chapel
Plate XX
St. Anthony's Chapel

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by S. Smith

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 Oct, 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Melrose Abbey
Plate XXI
Melrose Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne
Etched by S. Middiman, finished by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 Dec, 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
the Hospital of St. Cross
Plate XXII
the Hospital of St. Cross

Drawn by T. Hearne
Etched by S. Middiman, finished by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 Dec, 1779, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Edinburgh Castle
Plate XXIII
Edinburgh Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 March, 1780, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

Malmsbury Abbey
Plate XXIV
Malmsbury Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne
Etched by S. Middiman, finished by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
31 Jan, 1780, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

Monastery at Kelso
Plate XXV
Monastery at Kelso

Drawn by T. Hearne
Etched by S. Middiman, finished by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
31 Jan, 1780, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Lanercost Priory
Plate XXVI
Lanercost Priory

Drawn by T. Hearne, the figure by W. Woollett
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 Aug, 1780, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Transept of Melrose Abbey
Plate XXVII
Transept of Melrose Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne, the figure by W. Woollett
Etched by S. Middiman, finished by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Dec, 1780, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

Malmsbury Abbey
Plate XXVIIII
Malmsbury Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
21 Dec, 1780, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

Leiston Abbey
Plate XXIX
Leiston Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
30 June, 1781, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Wingfield Castle
Plate XXX
Wingfield Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 May, 1781, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Stirling Castle 2
Plate XXXI
Stirling Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Etched by S. Middiman, finished by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 May, 1781, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Castle at Castle-Acre
Plate XXXII
Castle at Castle-Acre

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & S. Middiman

London: Published as the Act directs,
25 July, 1781, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Micklegate Bar and the Hospital of St. Thomas, York
Plate XXXIII
Micklegate Bar and the Hospital of St. Thomas, York

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne &T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 March, 1782, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Brancepeth Castle
Plate XXXIV
Brancepeth Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne after a sketch by E. Edwards
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Feb, 1782, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Eggleston Abbey
Plate XXXV
Eggleston Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 March, 1782, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Craigmillar Castle
Plate XXXVI
Craigmillar Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Jan., 1782, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Castle-Rising Castle
Plate XXXVII
Castle-Rising Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Nov, 1782, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Palace of Linlithgow
Plate XXXVIII
Palace of Linlithgow

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 Nov, 1782, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
College of Lincluden
Plate XXXIX
College of Lincluden

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
14 Dec, 1782, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Fountain's Abbey
Plate XL
Fountain's Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
7 Dec, 1782, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Cathedral Church of Ely
Plate XLI
Cathedral Church of Ely

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
2 June,1783, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

Peel Castle
Plate XLII
Peel Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
2 June,1783, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Cathedral and Episcopal Palace at Glasgow
Plate XLIII
Cathedral and Episcopal Palace at Glasgow

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
2 June,1783, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Allington Castle
Plate XLIV
Allington Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 Aug,1783, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Monastery at Tynemouth
Plate XLV
Monastery at Tynemouth

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 June,1784, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Morpeth CastleMorpeth Castle
Plate XLVI
Morpeth Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
16 Aug,1784, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Rothesay Castle
Plate XLVII
Rothesay Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
15 June,1784, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

Warkworth Castle
Plate XLVIII
Warkworth Castle

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
1 June,1784, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Priory Church at Haddington
Plate XLIX
Priory Church at Haddington

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne

London: Published as the Act directs,
25 March, 1786, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Byland Abbey
Plate L
Byland Abbey

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
2 Jan, 1786, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

$99.95
Stonehenge
[frontispiece]
Stone Henge
[Stonehenge]

Drawn by T. Hearne
Engraved by W. Byrne & T. Medland

London: Published as the Act directs,
2 Feb 1786, by W. Byrne & T. Hearne

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