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Pictures from Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes by Andrew Lang, M.A., sometime Fellow of Merton College, Oxford [1844 – 1912]; sixth edition, Seely & Co. Ltd., London, 1896.

There are some more pictures of Oxford done by Haslehust, in colour.

I am working on a transcription of this book. I found one online at worldwideschool.org but it lacks the images, and has many errors.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for Andrew Lang.

High Street

Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

“Most old towns are like palimpsests, parchments which have been scrawled over again and again, by their successive owners. Oxford, though not one of the most ancient of English cities, shows, more le [...]

Keywords: cities, buildings, streets, towns, colleges, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-04-26

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View of Oxford

Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

From an Etching by H. Toussaint.

Engraved by Davison.

Keywords: views, cities, trees, towers, cityscapes

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-04

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