A tour through parts of Wales

Title

A tour through parts of Wales

Alternative Title

Full Title:
A tour through parts of Wales : sonnets, odes, and other poems : with engravings from drawings taken on the spot, by J. Smith / by W. Sotheby, Esq.

Creator

Sotheby, William, 1757-1833, author

Date

1794

Description

Includes 13 engravings (aquatint plates) based upon on-site drawings by author; red leather binds the spine and corners, the spine (6 segments) bears title 'Sothebys Tour in Wales'

Provenance

"Pont-aberglaslyn" and "Llangollen" plates are mounted and labelled "Proof"; lacking half-title. Ownership inscription: W.H.F. Bowman, January 1877. Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund.

Language

Modern English

Identifier

Abbey, J. R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 513. New Cambridge bibliography of English literature, III, 240. ESTC, T101645

Relation

ESTC T101645

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Citation

Sotheby, William, 1757-1833, author, “A tour through parts of Wales,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/681.