Fowey Outer Castle Cornwall antique print 1786

Antique print of Fowey Castle, or St Catherine’s Castle. Fowey Castle is a Henrician castle in Cornwall, built by Thomas Treffry between approximately 1538 and 1540, in response to fears of an invasion of England by France and the Holy Roman Empire. Original copper-plate engraved print from ‘The Antiquities of England and Wales’ by Francis Grose, dated in the plate 4th. November 1786. Paper size approx. 11 x 7.5 inches. Excellent condition. A rare item.