1765200 Excavation of the Hypocaust at Lincoln, 1740 (pen, ink & w/c on paper) by Vertue, George (1684-1756); 334x48.5 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London, UK; (add.info.: In around 1740 workmen discovered a Roman hypocaust while digging a cellar to the west of Lincoln Cathedral. The Clerk of the Fabric took detailed measurements of the remains and informed his friend, Browne Willis, who was an active member of the Society. The Society\'s engraver, George Vertue, made detailed drawings and produced one of the earliest measured drawings of an archaeological excavation in Britain.).