Plymouth Citadel, looking towards Mount Batten (1853)
W. B. Cooke
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | L SC2018-1 |
Illustration Reference
SC2018-1
Location
CD 32 DVD 5
Publication Details
Scope and Content
Jewitt, Llewellynn. The illustrated handbook of Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse. Plymouth: W. H. Luke, 1865. pp. 42-3.THE CITADEL,At the eastern end of the Hoe, is one of the most complete and best fortifications in the kingdom. It was built by command of King Charles II., on the site of an old fort which had long existed on the spot, and which were doubtless the "platforms" so often referred to in the corporation records as having been repaired. [
] The Citadel was visited and inspected by Charles II., in 1670, but since that time has been considerably enlarged and improved. It is built in the most massive manner, principally of limestone and granite, and consists of three regular and two irregular bastions, the curtains of the former being further strengthened by ravelins and horn-works[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Copper l.engr
Dimensions
196x293mm
Note
Reissue of SC2018 with extended title
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Aspects
From river
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Dates
1821