STUKELEY (WILLIAM) – ESSEX Eight leaves of original drawings by antiquarian, natural philosopher and clergyman William Stukeley (1687-1765), relating to his survey of Essex, comprising: i)"St Osyths Gatehouse West South", verso depicting St Botolphs Colchester ii) "South East view of Colchester Castle", verso depicting a simple sketch of Colchester Castle within the city walls iii) "Inside of Castle at Colchester", numbered "4" upper right corner, with "Side of Gate St. Osiths" on verso iv) "East prospect of Bely Abby Maldon", verso depicting "St Osiths Gatehouse East North" v) "St Johns Gatehouse", annotated "Bullet Lucas Lisle 2 coffins, stone coffin/ St John's a Mitred abby..." with "A Stepyl house at Maldon" [Thomas Plume's Library] next to the arms of Beeleigh Abbey, verso with further doodlings of heraldic symbols vi) "The Kitchin Remnant of the Priory of Chelmsford", annotated beneath, verso with coat-of arms and detail from the tomb of Lord William Beaumont, Knight, at Wivenhoe, annotated vii) sketch of the tomb of Elizabeth Scrope, Viscountess Beaumont, in the church of St Mary the Virgin, Wivenhoe, surrounded by coats-of-arms and annotations, with hurried sketch of the ruins of Black Friars, Colchester on verso viii) transcriptions of monumental inscriptions, recto and verso, 8 leaves, pen and ink, dust-staining and discolouration, small tears and holes, some edges frayed, 145 x 180mm. and smaller, [1720's] (8) 'A STEPYL HOUSE AT MALDON': Stukeley's travels in Essex. Stukeley's survey of the buildings and curiosities of Britain, the publication for which he is perhaps best remembered, was published as Itinerarium curiosum, or, An account of the antiquitys and remarkable curiositys in nature or art, observ'd in travels thro' Great Brittan in 1724.