The beauties of England and Wales; . or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county. Embellished with engravings. By John Britton and Edward Wedlake Brayley.
John Bigland (1750-1832)
Category
Books
Date
1801 - 1816
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3054287
Summary
Bibliographic description
17v. in 25, plates . ill.. . 8vo.. Bound and shelved uniformly with the Introduction (1818); the Beauties of Scotland (1805-08) and the Beauties of Ireland (1825). Provenance: Bookplate: "Virtute Gloria Parta" "Robert Napier" [possibly Field Marshal Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810-1890)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full red grained leather binding; recessed cords; spine gilt decorated and lettered: "England and Wales"
Makers and roles
John Bigland (1750-1832) Edward Wedlake Brayley (1773 - 1854) James Norris Brewer (fl.1799-1829) John Britton (Kington St Michael 1771 – London 1857) John Evans (fl.1812) The Reverend John Hodgson, MRSL (1779-1845) Francis C. Laird Joseph Nightingale (1775-1824) Thomas Rees (1777-1864) Frederic Shoberl (1775-1853)