Ref No | LDGSL/410 |
Title | Print, 'Gold mines, County of Wicklow' |
Date | 1804 |
Level | File |
Extent | 1 item |
Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
Description | Coloured aquatint of 'Gold mines, County of Wicklow', by John Bluck after Thomas Sautelle Roberts, published in London, 19 May 1804.
Caption: "In the Fore-ground are several Figures employed in working or building; in the Middle ground they are seen digging and barrowing the Earth, which contains the particles of Gold : on the first discovery of these Mines, pieces of pure Gold were found valued at eighty pounds and upwards, one of which may be seen at the Levarian Museum. The Scene closes with Croughan and the adjoining Hills". |
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Provenance | Presented by W H Pepys, 2 November 1810. |
Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
Language | English |
ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
Term | Gold mines |
Previous reference | LDGSL 410 |