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Buck - Prospect of Cambridge

The North-West Prospect of the University and Town of Cambridge. Many thanks to Paul Richens for the scanning the images, and Michael Trinder of the Martin Centre for making the images and text available to me. This page is also available with with a bigger image.

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1Chesterton 12Trinity Coll-Library 23The Earl of Godolphin's House upon Gogmagog-Hill
2The Castle 13Stow qui 24King's College Walks
3Brinkley Church 14Key's College 25Clare Hall Walks
4St. Peter's Church 15Great St. Mary's Church 26Trinity Walks
5Jesus College 16St. Edward's Church 27St. John's Coll-Garden's
6St. Sepulchres Church 17Kings Coll-Chapel 28St. John's Coll-Walks
7Pythagoras's School 18St. Benedict's Church 29Road to St. Neots
8St. John's College 19Clare Hall 30The Gravil Pitts near Trinity Conduit head from whence this Drawing was taken
9Trinity Coll. Observatory 20Kings College New Buildings aRiver Cam
10Trinity Church 21Katherine Hall bSt. Butolph's Church
11St. Michaels Church 22Queen's College

 
CAMBRIDGE call'd by the Saxons Grantanbrycge or Grantebridge, is suppos'd to have arisen from the ancient Camboritum of Antonius, or Grandceaster of the Saxons; seated on the River Cam, from whence the Town might take it's Name. It suffer'd several Devastations, in particular by the Danes An. 1010 by Roger de Montgomery Temp. Willm II, and in the Barons Wars. It was Incorporated by Henry I, and is Govern'd by a Mayor, High Steward, Recorder, 12 Aldermen &c. The Mayor at the Entrance to his Office takes an Oath to Maintain the Privileges and Customs of the University; which ( tho' the Town is large having 14 Parish Churches ) is the Chief Glory of the Place, and said to have been founded many Years before Christ. It certainly was a School of Learning An. 630 under Sebert King of the East-Angles. In succeeding Times 'twas much neglected, but reviv'd under the Normans Temp. Henry I and was much oblig'd to Geofry Abbot of Crowland. Many Halls were first built for the Use of Students, ( where they liv'd at their own Expense;) whence sprang some of the present 16 Colleges; tho' 4 of them are called Halls, yet they are all incorporated and endow'd. The most Ancient is Peter House-College founded in An. 1257 and the latest is Sidney-Sussex-College An 1589. The Publick School's ( a square Building with an Area in the Midst ) were erected Temp. Henry VI and Edward IV, beautify'd by Rotheram Arch Bishop of York, Tunstal Bishop of Durham, &c. The University-Library takes up all the Buildings over the four sides of that Quadrangle, having receiv'd the Royal Bounty of King George I, who bestw'd on it the valuable Library of Dr. Moore late Bishop of Ely. Of late Years was erected a beautiful Stone Edifice in which the Academical Senate meet to confer Degrees, and Transact other Buisiness. Trinity-Coll.-Library erected on Columns is an elegant Building, and Kings-College-Chapel a most Grand piece of Gothic Architecture. Clare-Hall and Kings-College new Buildings are also remarkably beautiful. The University is a Corporation of it self, and govern'd by its own Laws, under a Chancellor (at present his Grace ye Duke of Somerset) a Vice Chancellor, chosen annually from among the Heads of Colleges, 2 Proctors, 2 Taxers, &c. The Representatives in Parliamt. for the University are Edwd. Finch and Thos. Townshend Esqrs. and for the Town Lord Duplin and James Martin Esqr.

Saml. and Nathl. Buck del. et sculpt.
Publish'd according to the Act of Parliamt. March 25th, 1743.
Garden-Court No. 1, Middle-Temple London.

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