PICTURESQUE VIEWS, ON THE RIVER MEDWAY, from the Nore to the Vicinity of its Source in Sussex: With observations on the Public Buildings and other Works of Art in its Neighbourhood.

IRELAND SAMUEL (1744-1800)

Published by London. T. and J. Egerton. 1793, 1793

About this Item

Quarto 13 x 9 1/2 inches - A RARE LARGE PAPER COPY- handsomely leather bound in half period calf gilt over boards. Sepia aquatint title, map and 28 sepia aquatint plates with x, 206 pages and a final advertisement leaf for the next volumes in Ireland's series of view books. A copy with very wide margins. Signed on the title page George Wyndham and with the bookplate Egremont. George Wyndham (1751-1837) was the 3rd Earl of Egremont- his initials are also at the base of the spine. He was a major landowner and a great art collector. A noble large paper copy.

Seller Inventory # 6697

Bibliographic Details

• Title: PICTURESQUE VIEWS, ON THE RIVER MEDWAY, from the Nore to the Vicinity of its Source in Sussex: With observations on the Public Buildings and other Works of Art in its Neighbourhood.
• Publisher: London. T. and J. Egerton. 1793
• Publication Date: 1793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel
  • Bindings