Detailed engraving of the "friar bacon's study" on folly bridge, oxford. St aldate's can be seen through the arc. ". . External view of the study of a franciscan friar, roger bacon, an oxford scholar famous for his unorthodox scientific and mathematical work. By the late 18th century this study, on folly bridge, had become a place of pilgrimage for scientists. Samuel pepys visited it in 1669, remarking: "so to friar bacon's study: i up and saw it, and gave the man 1s[hilling]. Oxford mighty fine place". The building was pulled down in the 18th century to allow for road widening. "[1]. Date: 1819.
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