Weymouth Castle or Sandsfoot Castle Dorset antique print 1784

Weymouth Castle. Antique print of Weymouth Castle or Sandsfoot Castle, or historically as Sandford Castle , is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Weymouth, Dorset. It formed part of the King’s Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Weymouth Bay anchorage. 

Original copper-plate engraved print from ‘The Antiquities of England and Wales’ by Francis Grose, dated in the plate 28th. April 1784. Paper size approx. 11 x 7.5 inches. A nice image.