On offer is an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) 1765 print "Combe Sydenham, Somerset.". The print has text describing the view below the picture. 

DATE PRINTED: c.1790.  The view was originally drawn in 1765 (date given in the text), engraved in 1783 (dated on the view) and printed 1787 or soon afterwards. 

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 16.5 x 12 cm (6.5 x 4.75 inches) plus margins with a blank back.  The sheet is approximately 23 x 32 cm (9 x 13.25 inches).

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by Samuel Sparrow, published by Samuel Hooper, Ludgate Hill, London.

PROVENANCE: This print was published in an 1787 edition of "The Antiquities of England and Wales", by Francis Grose. Francis Grose (1731–1791) was an antiquary and lexicographer, of Swiss extraction. He published Antiquities of England and Wales (1773–87), which was well received, and thereafter, in 1789, set out on an antiquarian tour through Scotland, the fruit of which was Antiquity of Scotland (1789–91). He afterwards undertook a similar expedition to Ireland, but died suddenly at Dublin. 

TYPE:  Antique copper plate engraving printed on paper.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side which is blank.

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy.  The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.

RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:    Combe Sydenham Hall is an Elizabethan manor house built in 1580 by Sir George Sydenham, located in a secluded setting in a quiet valley of the Brendon Hills near Stogumber. The house was rebuilt and slightly reduced in size in 1660. The last of the Sydenham owners sold the estate to George Musgrave in 1693. Generations of the Musgraves of Combe Sydenham are buried in Stogumber Church. In 1796 Juliana Musgrave, Lady Langham, sold the estate to the Notley family of Chillington House, Somerset. The house remains in private hands.

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