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Epitaph of John Locke; above, his coat of arms. Etching.

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561827i
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Locke "was buried in the churchyard of the parish church at High Laver" in North Essex (Oxford dictionary of national biography). The epitaph was formerly on the tomb outside the church, but was later moved to a wall inside the church

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1 print : etching ; platemark 29.6 x 18.8 cm

Lettering

Siste viator hic juxta situs est Johannes Locke ... memorat haec tabula brevi et ipsa interitura.

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Wellcome Collection 561827i

Lettering note

Lettering on the grave-marker

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  • Latin

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