Maxstoke Castle Warwickshire antique print 1786

Maxstoke Castle, or Maekstoke, is a moated castle dating from medieval times situated to the north of Maxstoke, Warwickshire. It was built by Sir William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, in 1345 to a rectangular plan, with octagonal towers at each angle, a gatehouse on the east, and a residential range on the west, the whole surrounded by a broad moat. Shadow on scan does not appear on the original. Original copper-plate engraved print from ‘The Antiquities of England and Wales’ by Francis Grose, dated in the plate 7th. February 1786. Paper size approx. 11 x 7.5 inches. Excellent condition. A rare item.