Royal Citadel or Garrison Plymouth Devon

Royal Citadel. Antique print of the Royal Citadel, here described as the Garrison, in Plymouth, Devon, England. It was built in the late 1660s to the design of Sir Bernard de Gomme. It is at the eastern end of Plymouth Hoe overlooking Plymouth Sound, and encompasses the site of the earlier fort that had been built in the time of Sir Francis Drake. Antique copper-plate engraving dated in the plate May 1787. Size of engraved area approx 5x6ins. Price shown is ex VAT.