Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

"Area Ecclesiae Cathedralis Lincolniae" Etching (WLU Coll. 0419), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The print was discovered in a house basement in Lexington, Va. and donated by Jamie Brown.

Content Description

A printed etching by Wenceslaus Hollar of the architectural floorplan of the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England. This is an early printed example of the etching which has been removed from an unknown book. The paper used for the print has a watermark of three fleur-de-lys within a shield signifying that paper was possibly made in France.