Shap Abbey Monastery Westmorland antique print 1774

Shap Abbey. Antique print of Shap Abbey, or Shap Monastery, a monastic religious house of the Premonstratensian order on the western bank of the River Lowther around 1.5 miles from the village of Shap, in Westmorland or Cumbria, England.

Original copper-plate engraved print from ‘The Antiquities of England and Wales’ by Francis Grose, dated in the plate 2nd. July 1774. Paper size approx 10.75 x 8 inches.  Excellent condition. A rare item.