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The gallery of nature and art, or, A tour through creation and science : Comprising new and entertaining descriptions of the most surprising volcanoes, caverns, cataracts, whirlpools, waterfalls, earthquakes, and other wonderful and stupendous phenomena of nature. Forming a rich and comprehensive view of all that is interesting and curious in every part of the habitable world / by the Rev. E. Polehampton ; and J.M. Good, F.R.S ; illustrated by one hundred engravings.

Accession number
PML 142348-53
Creator
Polehampton, Edward, 1777?-1830.
Published
London : Printed for R.N. Rose, 45 Holborn-Hill, 1821.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title varies in v. 3-6.
"J. M'Creery, Tooks-Court, Chancery-Lane, London."--Colophon, v. 1-2.
"W. Wilson, printer, 4, Greville-Street, Hatton-Garden, London."--Colophon, v. 3-6.
Illustrated with engraved plates by various engravers after designs by L. Clennell, Craig, and others.
Vol. 1: x, 527 p. [7] leaves of plates; v. 2: vi, 488 p. [16] leaves of plates; v. 3: vi, 411 p., [17] leaves of plates; v. 4: x, 552 p., [8] leaves of plates; v. 5: x, 688 p., [21] leaves of plates; v. 6: x, 624 p., [24] leaves plates.
Includes index in v. 6.
Description
6 v. : ill. (engravings, some fold.) ; 25 cm
Provenance
Bookplate of Thomas Potter MacQueen; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Contemporary calf "landscape bindings" tooled in gilt in the Etruscan style, with landscape drawings on all 12 covers; landscape signed on the bottom board of v. 6, probably the initials of R. Ashton; rehinged.
Classification
Department