South view of the Abbey Gateway, ancient inner gate of the 12th century Reading Abbey. A woman swineherd carries two buckets on a yoke near several pigs, while gentlemen, riders and a carriage pass through the arch. A South prospect of the Abby-Gate at Reading. Copperplate engraving by Michael Angelo Rooker after an illustration by Paul Sandby from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, May 1, 1775.

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