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Title(s)
Select views of the principal buildings and other interesting and picturesque objects in the cities of Bath and Bristol, and their environs. Drawn and engraved by W. Watts. With topographical illustrations.
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Published/Created
London: Printed by Bensley and Son, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, for R. Bowyer, Pall-Mall, 1819.
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Physical Description
28 p., 15 leaves of plates. ill. 24 x 30 cm.
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA690 B3 W32 1819+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status
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Full YALE Library Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 43 (Abbey copy)
First published in 1794.
All except plate 15 drawn and engraved by Watts. Plate 15 is drawn by Nicholas Pocock and engraved by Watts.
In boards, with original printed label on front cover. Label title: Views in Bath and Bristol. Ms. note on label reads: Proof.
All plates marked Proof and are hand-colored.
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Subject Terms
Bath (England) -- Pictorial works. | Bensley and Son -- Printer. | Bowyer, R. -- Publisher. | Bristol (England) -- Pictorial works. | Etching, Colored -- Specimens -- 1819. | Pocock, Nicholas, 1740?-1821, ill. | Watts, William, 1752–1851, ill.
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