Picturesque views on the River Wye : from its source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its junction with the Severn below Chepstow : with observations on the public buildings, and other works of art, in its vicinity / by Samuel Ireland ...

Main entry:

Ireland, Samuel, -1800, author, illustrator.

Title & Author:

Publication:

London : Published by R. Faulder, New Bond Street; and T. Egerton, Whitehall, 1797

Description:

xii, 159, [1] pages, [32] leaves of plates : illustrations, map, portrait ; 24 cm

Notes:
The plates are aquatints, printed in sepia, except for the portrait of John Kyrle (a line engraving).
Includes woodcut tail-pieces.
Last page is blank.
The frontispiece is a map of the "Course of the River Wye from its source to its junction with the Severn below Chepstow."
Plates (from list on pages xi-xii): Source of the Wye, Plinlimmon Hill -- Nanerth Rocks -- Rhaidr-Gwy -- Builth -- Market at Aberystwith -- Glasebury Bridge, &c. -- Hay, Brecknockshire -- Hay, castle -- Clifford Castle -- Bradwardine, Herefordshire -- Hereford -- Ross from Ashwood -- Market house, &c. Ross -- Portrait of John Kyrle -- Wilton Castle -- Goodrich Castle -- Simmond's Rock, &c. -- Monmouth, from Hadnock -- Monnow Bridge -- Remains of Monmouth Castle, &c. -- Monmouth Priory -- Monmouth, from a neighbouring hill -- Rhaglan Castle -- St. Briavals' -- Llandogar -- Tintern Abbey -- Interior of ditto -- Chepstow Castle and bridge -- Chepstow, &c. from Persfield -- Chepstow Castle, from below the bridge -- Red Rocks.
English short title catalogue, N34299
Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 544
Prideaux, S.T. Aquatint engraving, page 271

Subject:

Kyrle, John, 1637-1724.
Chepstow Castle (Chepstow, Wales)
Chepstow Castle (Chepstow, Pays de Galles)
Castles Great Britain.
Castles.
Travel.
Wye, River (Wales and England) Description and travel.
Wye, River, Valley (Wales and England) Description and travel.
Wye (Pays de Galles et Angleterre : Rivière) Descriptions et voyages.
Wye, Vallée de la (Pays de Galles et Angleterre) Descriptions et voyages.
Great Britain.
Great Britain River Wye.
Great Britain River Wye Valley.

Form/genre:

Aquatints.
Engravings.

Added entries:

Faulder, Robert, 1747 or 1748-1815, publisher.
Egerton, Thomas (Bookseller), publisher.
Great Britain England London,

Holdings:

Location: Library main 88606
Call No.: ID ID85B10409; ID:85-B12730
Status: Available

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