Image: Walmer or Sandown (Kent) castle, 1539 draft

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Description: A Colored bird's Eye View of "A Castle for the Downes;" Probably an Early Design for Walmer and Sundown Castles. 1539 draft of the future castle(s) in Kent, presented to Henry VIII for approval
Title: Walmer or Sandown (Kent) castle, 1539 draft
Credit: British Library http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/unvbrit/a/001cotaugi00001u00021000.html
Author: Unsigned. BL says, "It is likely that this drawing came from the drawing office of the Hampton Court team responsible for the construction of the castles in the Downs. Richard Benese was the surveyor, with William Clement and Christopher Dickenson working as master carpenter and master mason."
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