13 sheets : pen and ink and watercolor ; sheets 68 x 72 cm, or smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
View catalog record for a plan for the Citadel at Hull by Bernard de Gomme
http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13069861
Classification:
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
Notes:
Martin Beckman was appointed "chief engineer of all His Majesty's castles forts, blockhouses and other fortifications in England, Wales and Berwick" in 1677. He was the chief engineer for the design of Hull Citadel, in 1681. An initial plan by Bernard De Gomme, also in the YCBA collections (see: Folio C 2010 6f) "seems to lay down broad guide-lines for Beckman, who ultimately produced a more coherent design" (see: Saunders, A. Fortress builder, pages 229-231). Beckman supervised the work of construction in 1682-1683.
Contents:
Group [1]: "The 1st dessein of fortifying of Hull, desseigned by M. Beckman." Sheet 52 x 65 cm. Dartmouth no. "34" in ink; no. "vi.34" in graphite -- "The 2nd dessigne to fortify Hull, dessigned by M. Beckman." Sheet 51 x 69 cm. Dartmouth no. "35" in ink; no. "vi.35" in graphite -- "The 3d dessine to fortify Hull, dessigned by M. Beckman." Sheet 52 x 73 cm. Dartmouth no. "36" in ink; no. "vi.36" in graphite -- "The 4th dessine to fortify Hull, dessigned by M. Beckman." Sheet 52 x 73 cm. Dartmouth no. "37" in ink; no. "vi.37" in graphite.
Subject Terms:
Fortification -- Great Britain. | Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1603-1714. | Great Britain -- Defenses. | Hull (England) -- Maps. | Hull (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Form/Genre:
Maps -- England -- Hull. | Ink drawings. | Watercolors.
Contributors:
De Gomme, Bernard, 1620-1685. | Dartmouth, George Legge, Baron, 1648-1691, former owner.