Catalogue description Survey and drawing of Lancaster Castle, Lancashire. With an account of fees and rents....

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Details of MFC 1/207
Reference: MFC 1/207
Description:

Survey and drawing of Lancaster Castle, Lancashire. With an account of fees and rents. The drawing was made to illustrate a survey of northern castles by Sir Ambrose Cave, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in 1561; the survey may be part of this work. (1) Survey of officers, fees and rents pertaining to the castle. Undated. (2) Perspective view of Lancaster Castle, showing the keep, towers and buildings within the outer walls, and gatehouse. Also shows neighbouring houses, churches, bridge and trees outside the ditch. Remains of black border. No scale shown. Dimensions: (1) 30 cm x 21 cm; (2) 52.5 cm x 118 cm.

Date: [1561]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in The National Archives: MR 15; DL 31/112
Legal status: Not Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Publication note:

Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 3251. Archival reference originally printed as MR 15.

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