There are probably more fine early (1850s) views of Oxford than any other city in the world. Academics, especially those with scientific leanings, would have been fascinated by the new science of photography and wanting to try their hand. To a lesser extent this is also true of Cambridge. The scientific side gave access to chemicals and processing knowledge. Many superb views are not attributed but one excellent series on purple mounts, published by Spiers and Son of Oxford, is attributed to 'Philip H. Delamotte F.S.A., Joseph Cundall, and other excellent photographers'. Cundall was Delamotte's publisher and I am not sure what his photographic contribution to this series would have been. Many of this series are attributed to Delamotte who taught photography at the Photographic Institution in London and produced views of Crystal Palace, stereo dags and hyperstereos, and was also an accomplished artist - giving drawing lessons to the Royal Family. Stephen Thomson, that elusive photographer whose stereoviews of Alpine scenes surpassed even those of William England, also produced fine views although they are rare. Other excellent views have no attribution. We are pleased to be able to offer a comprehensive page of views of Oxford, many of which have superb contrast which makes them look rather dark when scanned.
We start with views from the early Delamotte series. Marks in corners are locating marks on the scanner and not damage.
After these
the views are sorted by location.
'2. Magdalene College, Oxford'.
By Delamotte.
Condition 8.
Order #501.
Price $22.
'11. St Mary's Church, Oxford'.
Probably by Delamotte.
Condition 8.
Order #502.
Price $25.
'13. New College, Oxford. Entrance
to the Chapel and the Warden's Lodgings'. Probably by Delamotte.
Condition. Two fairly heavy
vertical creases. Images very little affected when viewing.
Order #503.
Price $15.
'15. Corpus Christi College'.
Plus four-line description. Probably by Delamotte.
Condition 8/9.
Order #504.
Price $25.
'20. Christ Church, Oxford'.
By Delamotte.
Condition 9.
Order #505.
Price $25.
'24. New College, Oxford'.
By Delamotte and others.
Condition 8.
Order #506.
Price $25.
'45. Front of Wadham College'.
Plus five-line description. By Delamotte and others.
Condition 8.
Order #507.
Price $22.
'46. Entrance to Magdalene
College'. By Delamotte and others.
Condition 7.
Order #508.
Price $18.
'56. Christ Church Oxford,
West Front'. Plus five-line description. By Delamotte and others.
Condition. Lightness on right
image views out.
Order #509.
Price $22.
'56. Christ Church Oxford,
West Front'. Plus five-line description. By Delamotte and others.
Slightly more of the carriage on this version.
Condition. Lightness on right
image views out.
Order #510.
Price $22.
'Oxford. Christchurch. Tom
Gate'. Mechanically produced but excellent.
Condition 9.
Order #511.
Price $6.
'Christ Ch. Cathedral, Oxford'.
Condition 6 (slightly grubby)
Order #512.
Price $8.
'The Cathedral, Oxford'.
Condition 9
Order #513.
Price $10.
Oxford Illustrated by A.L.
Coke, published by F. Jones, London. 'Ch, Ch. The Cloisters'. (Christchurch).
Condition 8.
Order #514.
Price $12.
'??? Chapel, Oxford'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #515.
Price $10.
Underwood/Strohmeyer 'St Mary's
Church, Oxford'.
Condition. White mark at top
right of right image is slight loss.
Order #516.
Price $6.
'The Chancel, St Mary's Church,
Oxford'.
Condition 8.
Order #517.
Price $8.
Wheeler & Day, Oxford blindstamp.
Handwritten ' The Martyrs' Memorial, Oxford'.
Condition 6.
Order #518.
Price $10.
Handwritten ' The Martyrs'
Memorial, Oxford'.
Condition 8.
Order #519.
Price $15.
'The Martyr's Memorial, Oxford'.
Condition 10.
Order #520.
Price $22.
Handwritten 'Broad Walk,
Oxford'.
Condition 7.
Order #521.
Price $6.
Handwritten 'The Broad
Walk, Oxford'.
Condition 8.
Order #522.
Price $10.
Realistic Travels. 'Magdalen
Tower, Oxford, from the River Cherwell'.
Condition 9 (white mark at
bottom of left image is slight production fault).
Order #523.
Price $12.
'Tower of Magdalene, from Botanic
Gardens, Oxford'.
Condition 8.
Order #524.
Price $15.
'Tower of Magdalene from Botanic
Gardens, Oxford'. White label 'Sold by H. Alden, Stationer and music seller,
35 Corn Market Street, Oxford'. On the calotype below, taken by W. H. Fox
Talbot on 30 July 1842, the images are reversed.
Condition 7/8 but light marks
in sky.
Order 525.
Price $10.
The
same scene., taken by W. H. Fox Talbot on 30 July 1842.
The
same scene today.
'Magdalene Tower Oxford from
Botanical Gardens'. Note second storey added to building after Fox Talbot's
1842 image.
Condition. Small V-shape gouge
at bottom of left image. Light stains.
Order #526.
Price $10.
'Magdalene College, Oxford'.
Condition 7/8.
Order #527.
Price $12.
'Magdalene College from the
Bridge, Oxford'.
Condition 8.
Order #528.
Price $12.
'Magdalene Tower west, Oxford'.
Condition. Right image fades
out but views OK.
Order #529.
Price $12.
'Magdalen College from within
the Cloisters'. Plus description on mauve label. Nice early view.
Condition 8.
Order #530.
Price $12.
'Magdalene College, the Cloister
Tower'.
Condition 7.
Order #2591.
Price $12.
'Magdalen College, Pugin's
Gate'. A nice small embossed seal attached to the back of this view. Built
in 1844, Pugin's Gate was pulled down around 1880 to make way for expansion.
1850s view.
Condition 9/10.
Order #2592.
Price $22.
'Magdalen College Oxford, Pugin's
Gate'.
Condition 7.
Order #2593.
Price $15.
'The New Buildings, Magdalen
Coll.'.
Condition 7.
Order #2594.
Price $12.
'Addison's Walk, Magdalene
College, Oxford'.
Condition 7.
Order #2595.
Price $8.
Handwritten 'New College Quadrangle,
Oxford'.
Condition 6 (slightly faded
and slightly blurred).
Order #2596.
Price $8.
'New College Gateway, Oxford'.
Condition 7/8.
Order #2597.
Price $12.
'The Chapel, New College, Oxford'.
Condition 7.
Order #2598.
Price $10.
'The Chapel, New College, Oxford'.
Condition 6/7 (slight scuffs
to mount).
Order #2599.
Price $6.
1920s silver gelatin view by
Rotary on thin photographic paper. 'Oxford: Exeter College Chapel'.
Condition 9.
Order #2600.
Price $3.
'Interior of Exeter Chapel,
Oxford'.
Condition 9.
Order #2601.
Price $12.
'Interior of Exeter Chapel,
Oxford'.
Condition 8.
Order #2602.
Price $12.
G.W. Wilson. 'No 1165. Exeter
College Oxford. Interior looking east'.
Condition 9.
Order #2603.
Price $12.
Untitled 1850s view of the
interior of Exeter Chapel, Oxford. Rare 1850s view by Hills (blindstamp)
before he took up partnership with Saunders.
Condition 8/9.
Order #2604.
Price $18.
Hills & Saunders, Oxford,
blindstamp. Blue label 'Exeter College, Oxford. A.D. 1314. Dated 1865.
Condition 7.
Order #2605.
Price $8.
'Balliol College Hall, Oxford'.
Condition. Shadowing towards
center.
Order #2606.
Price $10.
'The Gardens, Balliol Coll.,
Oxford'. Blindstamp of Wheeler, 105 High Street, Oxford. Later in partnership
with Day.
Condition 8.
Order #2607.
Price $12.
'Corpus Christi College, Oxford'.
Condition 7/8.
Order #2608.
Price $12.
'St John's College, Oxford'.
Condition 8.
Order #2609.
Price $15.
'Second Court, St John's, Oxford'.
Condition 8/9.
Order #2610.
Price $15.
'Chinese Towers, All Souls,
Oxford'.
Condition 8.
Order #2611.
Price $12.
'Oxford, St Mary's Porch'.
Early 20th century Rotary view on thin mount.
Condition 8/9.
Order #2612.
Price $5.
'Oxford, Oriel College'. Early
20th century Rotary view on thin mount.
Condition 8/9.
Order #2613.
Price $5.
'The Divinity Schools, Oxford'.
Condition 7.
Order #2614.
Price $10.
Fine view of the Divinity Schools
by Hills and Saunders.
Condition 9/10.
Order #2615.
Price $22.
Realistic Travels. 'Oxford,
the Divinity School, where Parliament met when driven from London by the
Plague'.
Condition 10.
Order #2616.
Price $12.
'The Schools, Oxford'.
Condition 8.
Order #2617.
Price $15.
'Oxford, Brasenose College
and Dome of the Camera Bodleiana'. Early 20th century Rotary view on thin
mount.
Condition 10.
Order #2618.
Price $5.
'Oxford, Trinity College. The
President's House and Chapel'. Early 20th century Rotary view on thin mount.
Condition. Slight stain in
top left corner.
Order #2619.
Price $5.
Frederick York. Stereoscopic
Views of Oxford. '66. Botanic Gardens - The Fern House'.
Condition 9.
Order #2620.
Price $10.
Possibly amateur view of the
Ashmolean, circa 1890 and on cream card mount.
Condition 8.
Order #2621.
Price $12.
1850s view of the Sheldonian
Theatre. Rare view.
Condition. Some stains and
view has been remounted on stout card.
Order #2622.
Price $10.
'Oxford, The Sheldonian Theatre'.
Early 20th century Rotary view on thin mount.
Condition 9.
Order #2623.
Price $5.
'Oxford, New Museum'. Mechanically-produced
view.
Condition 8.
Order #2624.
Price $8.
Wheeler and Day. Oxford. 'Beaumont
Street Oxford, from Worcester College'.
Condition 8.
Order #2625.
Price $15.
Handwritten 'Park Street, Oxford'.
Early view with London Stereoscopic blindstamp.
Condition 7/8.
Order #2626.
Price $15.
Handwritten 'Ch. Walk, The
Churwell, (sic) Oxford'.
Condition 7 with one soft
corner to the mount.
Order #2627.
Price $8.
'Oxford, Iffley'. Mechanically-produced
view.
Condition 6.
Order #2628.
Price $4.
Handwritten on back 'Broughton
Castle'. This is near Banbury.
Condition 7/8.
Order #2629.
Price $12.
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