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This drawing, looking south-east towards Prince Rock and the Cattewater, with Plymstock and Hooe Lake in the distance, is one of the earliest known depictions of Plymouth. It was made by Wenceslaus Hollar, an artist from Bohemia (the present-day Czech Republic) who lived in England. A widely circulated set of prints were made from these drawings and were how Europe learned of Britain’s port cities.

The Box, Plymouth

Plymouth

Title

Prince Rock and the Cattewater

Date

1668–1669

Medium

pen, ink & wash on paper

Measurements

H 18.7 x W 56.5 cm

Accession number

1931.30.1

Acquisition method

gift from Sir R. Leicester Harmsworth, 1931

Work type

Drawing

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The Box, Plymouth

Tavistock Place, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AX England

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