Large 18th c. Hand-Colored Copperplate Engraving Entitled The South East Prospect of the City of Bath by Samuel & Nathaniel Buck | Long panoramic view of Bath, with the city in the centre, the river Avon flowing from the right to issue in the distance in the Severn Estuary; in the foreground two groups of figures, at the right ladies and gentlemen taking a picnic with three bottles of wine, at the left countrymen with sheep and a row of dead birds hanging from a pole. 1734 engraving made by: Samuel Buck | Print made by: Nathaniel Buck | Production date 1734 | Production place: Published in: London (England) Europe: British Isles: England: London (England) | Inscription content: Lettered above the image with title, and below with text about the town in eleven lines, and 21 numbered keyed locations; with production and publication details: "Saml & Nathl Buck delin. et [date cut off]" References: This is plate 1 in Ralph Hyde's monograph 'A prospect of Britain, the town panoramas of Samuel and Nathaniel Buck', 1994 Subjects bird's eye view/long view Associated places Topographic representation of: Bath Europe: British Isles: England: Somerset (England): Bath | Approx. 52.5 x 102.5cm. Notes: Brothers Samuel and Nathaniel Buck made their names as leading British topographical draughtsmen of the 18th century. Over a period of 34 years, the Bucks produced several hundred drawings and engravings, including 87 engraved prospects of England and Wales. These are now important visual records of the appearance of British urban landscapes prior to the changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution. In some cases, the places depicted have since disappeared or changed beyond recognition.