Cornwall illustrated in a series of views of Castles, seats of the nobility, mines, picturesque scenery, towns, public buildings, churches, antiquities, &c /. from original drawings by Thomas Allom &c engraved on steel by Le Petit, Miller, Dixon, Starling, Challis, Taylor, Davies, &c ; with historical & descriptive accounts by J Britton descriptions by J. Britton & E.W. Bayley Esqrs.
Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872
Category
Books
Date
1840
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3251418
Summary
Bibliographic description
48 p., plates ;. 28 cm. Binding: Hardback, publisher’s red bookcloth, gold lettering and tooling on spine, front and back boards. Provenance: Inscription - "A Gibbs, Prix de Defsin. Juin 1855" & bookplate - image of armoured arm holding a battleaxe with "en dios mi amparo y esperanza" on strap around image and "William Gibbs" printed beneath.
Makers and roles
Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872 John Britton (Kington St Michael 1771 – London 1857) Bayley, E. W