Observations on the river Wye, and several parts of South Wales, &c. relative chiefly to picturesque beauty: made in the summer of the year 1770. By William Gilpin.

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Gilpin, William, 1724-1804, Observations on the river Wye, and several parts of South Wales,, 1800

Creator:: Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Title(s):: Observations on the river Wye, and several parts of South Wales, &c. relative chiefly to picturesque beauty: made in the summer of the year 1770. By William Gilpin.
Edition:: 5th ed.
Published/Created:: London, Printed by A. Strahan, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1800.
Physical Description:: xvi, 154 p. front., pl. 23 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA620 G47 1800 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA620 G47 1800 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/15991
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 546
BAC: British Art Center has 2 copies. Copy 1 has the bookplate of James Frothingham Hunnewell; inscribed J. Sanderson. Copy 2 is the Abbey copy. With copy 2, which is 23 cm., is bound the author's Observations on the coasts of Hampshire, Sussex, and Kent. London, 1804. One plate is wanting in copy 2.
MUDD WC 20741: Bound with his: Observations on several parts of the counties of Cambridge, Norfolk ... London, 1809.
Subject Terms:: Wales -- Description and travel.
Wye, River (Wales and England)
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