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Creator:
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Title(s):
Observations on several parts of Great Britain, particularly the High-lands of Scotland, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the year 1776 ... By William Gilpin ...
Edition:
The 3d ed. ...
Published/Created:
London, Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808.
Physical Description:
2 v. 40 plates (incl. diagr., 5 plans) 25 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA855 G45 1808 Copy 1
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA855 G45 1808 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 487
BAC: British Art Center has 2 copies. Copy 1 has the autograph of J. Sanderson, and the bookplate of James Frothingham Hunnewell. Copy 2 is the Abbey copy.
BAC : Includes advertisements.
BAC : Printed by Strahan and Preston.
BAC : Aquatints by Mr. Alken, from drawings by the author. One plate (of a cow's head) by Sawrey Gilpin.--Cf. Barbier, C.P. William Gilpin. Oxford, 1963, p. 77.
Subject Terms:
Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
Highlands (Scotland) -- Description and travel.
Scotland -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Scotland -- Description and travel.
Contributors:
Alken, Samuel, 1756–1815.
Gilpin, Sawrey, 1733–1807.
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