Copy of a sketch of Pendennis headland as seen from Falmouth depicting the detached Civil War bastion at Uptons Mount

Date:
Mid - late 17th century
Location:
Pendennis Castle, Castle Drive, Falmouth, Cornwall
Reference:
MP/PEN0016
Type:
Sketch
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Description

An earlier print from the same plate in the British Library (ADD MSS 31 323.G) does not show the detached bastion below the castle implying that the original view was taken before 1645 and altered after the Civil War.

Content

This is part of the Volume: PF/PEN Pendennis Castle, Falmouth; within the Series: EHC01/022 English Heritage Plans and Measured Drawings; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© British Library

People & Organisations

Holder of Original Archive: British Library

Keywords

Post Medieval Artillery Fort, Post Medieval Castle