1791 Barrow (2 results)

Condition: Good. 4to. 26.2 x 25 cm.Contemporary straight-grain morocco blind-stamped decorative gilt border, extremities rubbed. 64 leaves, LXIII leaves of plates : ill. .,.additional engraved title and 63 engraved views by Angus after Sandby, Turner, Nattes & others, each with explanatory leaf of text, spotting and foxing throughout,.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:22224907.Engraved title page.First issued 1787-[1797] with 48 plates. Reissued in 1815 with an additional 15 plates; these 63 plates are dated 1787-1815Some leaves have printing on verso.

Very good. Small areas of loss along top edge and at bottom-right edge. Size 11 x 13.75 Inches. This is a 1791 print depicting the Marylebone Manor House in the eponymous Marylebone neighborhood of London. The area underwent rapid development in the 18th century, from a rural and somewhat disreputable parish to a posh neighborhood containing the London homes of country nobility. A Closer Look This view depicts a street scene on the western side of the Marylebone Manor House, a large and recognizable structure that ironically was demolished the same year this view was published. In the early 18th century, the area was still rural and known for lowbrow entertainment, including in the 'pleasure gardens' surrounding the manor, cockfights, bull-baiting, and boxing. It attracted highwaymen and hosted a dueling grounds. In the 1710s the area came into the possession of the Earl of Oxford, who recognized it as an ideal location for the rural nobility to have homes for when they traveled to London. The area quickly gentrified, with the pleasure gardens being converted to a concert venue for the likes of Handel. The Marylebone Cricket Club, for many years the governing body of world cricket, forming up in 1787. Publication History and Census This view was drawn and published by I. C. Barrow, engraved by George Isham Parkyns, and printed by I. (or J.) Pushee in 1791. It was one of a series of twelve prints in Barrow's uncompleted 'Picturesque view of churches' series. The present edition is only known to be held by the British Museum, while the same museum and Yale University hold a seemingly identical print dated 1795. Rare to the market. References: OCLC 1102392071 (1795 edition).