Vectis scenery, : or, A series of engravings, comprising the principal seats and villas, together with a few of the most interesting general views, in the Isle of Wight / drawn from nature and engraved by George Brannon. ; To which is prefixed, a concise topographical and picturesque description of the Island.
George Brannon (Ireland 1784 - 1860)
Category
Books
Date
1824
Materials
Place of origin
Isle of Wight
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3100902
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], 48 p., [52] leaves of plates : map ; obl. 4to. Historic shelfmark in pencil on front free endpaper verso: "A. 38". Pencil price on front free endpaper verso: "18/6". Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate (small variant), signed Badeley 1930: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Lord Fairhaven’ [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Pencil "F 1932" on front free endpaper verso [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century half red morocco; marbled paper over boards; red morocco label on upper board, gilt lettered: 'Vectis scenery.'; gilt tooling on boards; five recessed cords; gilt fillets on spine; marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
George Brannon (Ireland 1784 - 1860), author George Brannon (Ireland 1784 - 1860), artist