Imposing structure created to commemorate a person or event, or used for that purpose

An ornate garden obelisk decorated with urns and cherubs. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

An ornate garden obelisk with a battle scene carved in relief on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

An ornate garden obelisk flanked by women with writing materials and blank tablets. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

Wadham College, Oxford: exterior, quadrangle with a key and coat of arms. Line engraving by W. Williams, 1727, after W. Arnold.

A flowering plant (Milleria quinqueflora) and a monument to the botanist, Philip Miller. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1816.

An ornate garden obelisk with a triumphal arch carved on the base. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

An ornate garden obelisk embellished with statues and urns. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

An ornate garden obelisk flanked by statues of women holding garden produce. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

Church yard in Wotton, Surrey, with John Evelyn's monument. Engraving.

The Chinese giant ... : The Jenner monument at Boulogne.

John Evelyn's monument in Wotton, Surrey. Engraving.

An ornate sepulchre bearing an inscribed epitaph to Mr. Jacob Boreel. Etching with engraving by J. Goeree, c. 1697, after S. Schynvoet.

10 unnumbered leaves, 871 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves : add. engr. title page, engr. portrait, woodcuts, illustrations ; (folio)

Ancient fvnerall monvments within the vnited Monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the Islands adiacent, with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and bvriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors, infallible records, lieger bookes, charters, rolls, old manuscripts, and the collections of iudicious antiquaries. Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments. Of the foundation and fall of religious houses. Of religious orders. Of the ecclesiasticall estate of England. And of other occurrences touched upon by the way, in the whole passage of these intended labours / composed by the studie and trauels of John Weever.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 19.5 x 14.8 cm

Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 27 x 17 cm

Design for a monument to be erected on Leskudjack Hill, Penzance, to the memory of Sir Humphry Davy. Wood engraving by J. Walmsley.

1 print : etching ; platemark 31.3 x 20.5 cm.

An ornate garden obelisk flanked by potted citrus trees. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

504 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm

Vom Marterl bis zum Gipfelkreuz : Flurdenkmale in Oberbayern / Paul Werner, Richilde Werner.

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Monuments

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Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.

Design for a monument to be erected on Leskudjack Hill, Penzance, to the memory of Sir Humphry Davy. Wood engraving by J. Walmsley.

An ornate garden obelisk flanked by potted citrus trees. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

Vom Marterl bis zum Gipfelkreuz : Flurdenkmale in Oberbayern / Paul Werner, Richilde Werner.

Monuments

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Images referencing Monuments

Works from the collections

Monument to Sir John Franklin in the Painted Hall at Greenwich Hospital. Wood engraving after R. Westmacott, 1859.

Design for a monument to be erected on Leskudjack Hill, Penzance, to the memory of Sir Humphry Davy. Wood engraving by J. Walmsley.

An ornate garden obelisk flanked by potted citrus trees. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

Vom Marterl bis zum Gipfelkreuz : Flurdenkmale in Oberbayern / Paul Werner, Richilde Werner.

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