Plan of Caistor St Edmund (after Mostyn John Armstrong)
Stephen Pyle (1748-1782)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1778
Materials
Paper
Measurements
21 cm (H)13.5 cm (W)18 cm (H)10 cm (W)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1396620
Summary
Line engraving Plan of Caistor St Edmund (after Mostyn John Armstrong) by Stephen Pyle (1748-1782). . The Venta Icenorum of the Romans, Castor. Drawn Sept 7 1778. Plan of Caistor St Edmund - Venta Icenorum. Page torn from a book, laid paper. Drawn by M.J. Armstrong, engraved by S. Pyle, published 1778 by M. Booth, Norwich. Venta Icenorum, probably meaning "Market Town of the Iceni", located at modern-day Caistor St Edmund in the English county of Norfolk, was the civitas or capital of the Iceni tribe, who inhabited the flatlands and marshes of that county and are famous for having revolted against Roman rule under their queen Boudica (or Boadicea) in the winter of 61 AD. FM.144A.
Makers and roles
Stephen Pyle (1748-1782), engraver (printmaker) after Mostyn John Armstrong, artist