Britannia depicta; . a series of views, with brief descriptions, of the most interesting and picturesque objects in Great Britain engraved from drawings by Messrs. Hearne, Farington, Smith, Turner, Alexander, &c. By W. Byrne, The counties alphabetically arranged.
William Byrne (London 1743 – London 1805)
Category
Books
Date
1806 - 1818
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049191
Summary
Bibliographic description
6pt., plates . obl. fol... Not identified in 1768 catalogue. Imperfect: part three (Cheshire) only, also wanting title page. These are additional copies of the thirteen plates to accompany part 2 of the second vol. of 'Magna Britannia'; the copy of 'Magna Britannia' at Dunham has the plates inserted. There is an additional plate pasted-in after the thirteenth view, signed 'M.C. f.'.. Binding: half calf, red grained cloth; spine lettered vertically in gilt: 'Views in Cheshire'.
Makers and roles
William Byrne (London 1743 – London 1805) William Alexander (Maidstone 1767 -Maidstone 1816) Joseph Farington, RA (Leigh, Manchester 1747 - Didsbury, Canada 1821) Thomas Hearne (1678-1735) Daniel Lysons (1762-1834) Samuel Lysons (1763-1819) John 'Warwick' Smith (Irthington 1749 – London 1831) Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA (London 1775 - Chelsea 1851)