William Stukeley’s 1740 book on Stonehenge now online

 

Stonehenge, a temple restor’d to the British Druids by William Stukeley

Harvard University Library

 

Harvard University Library has made available a digitised copy of William Stukeley’s 1740 book, Stonehenge, a temple restor’d to the British Druids. Printed in London in 1740 the book includes more than 30 illustrations showing how Stonehenge appeared when Stukeley visited it in the early 18th century, along with his theories concerning the monument’s origins and use.

 

 

Prospect of STONEHENGE from the southwest from William Stukeley’s, Stonehenge, a temple restor’d to the British Druids

Harvard University Library