A history of the University of Oxford : its colleges, halls, and public buildings.

This work is included in Combe's list of his own writings, published in Gentleman's magazine for May, 1852. The Dict. nat. biog. (v. 11, p. 432,434) ascribes the authorship to Combe, but also includes the work in list of Frederic Shoberl's writings (v. 52, p. 147). British museum Cataogue enters it under both Combe and Shoberl.
For detailed descriptions of the plates in this work, see R.V. Tooley, English books with coloured plates (1954) p. 14-19, & J.R. Abbey, Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland (1952) p. 185-188.
Originally issued in 20 monthly parts, May 1813-Dec. 1814; the 1st collected issue did not include the 33 colored ports. of Founders of Oxford colleges, since these were not published until April 1815, & the original "Arrangement of the plates" leaf in v. 1 does not include them; later a leaf designated as "including the Founders" was issued for the convenience of owners of the original work who wished to have the ports. bound up with it; and later issues of the work include the ports.
Plates engraved & aquatinted by J. Bluck, J. Hill, & others after drawings by A. Pugin, F. Nash, F. Mackenzie, W. Westall and T. Uwins.
Library's copy on ordinary paper, cut to 11 x 13.5"; arrangement of plates includes founders; plates 1 and 78 (i.e. 51 in Tooley) in 1st state; all other variant issues in 2nd state, according to Tooley; plate watermark 1812.