A curious antique collection of birds-eye views of the several counties in England & Wales : exhibiting a pleasing landscape of each county; With A Variety Of Rustic Figures, Ruins, &c. &c. And The Names Of The Principal Towns And Villages, Interspersed According To Their Apparent Situation. Finely engraved on forty six plates. By George Bickham, Junior, .

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bickham, George, 1706?-1771.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape gardening.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4]p.,plates )

Other Title:

Curious antique collection of birds-eye views of the several counties in England & Wales

Place of Publication:

London : published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, map, chart, and print sellers, NO. 53, Fleet Street (successors to the late Mr. Robert Sayer.), 1796.

Notes:

Consists of letterpress titlepage and index, with an engraved frontispiece and 46 numbered plates.

An earlier issue of these plates forms part of the made-up copy of the 1743 edition of 'The British monarchy' by George Bickham the Elder.

Includes: 'A table of the wages allowd in the Royal-Navy (pl.45) and 'Daily pay of the land forces &c.' (pl.46).

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T129554.

OCLC:

642360256