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Observations, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the year 1776 on several parts of Great Britain, particularly the High-Lands of Scotland / by William Gilpin.

Accession number
PML 66032-33
Creator
Gilpin, William, 1724-1804.
Published
London : Printed for R. Blamire, 1789.
Credit line
Purchased on the Acquisitions Fund.
Notes
First edition.
Illustrated with 40 aquatints, with accompanying guard sheets, executed by Samuel Alken after drawings by the author. Cf. Volume 2, page iv.
Description
2 volumes (vii, xi, 221 pages, [24] leaves of plates; 196, xx pages, [16] leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 22 x 14 cm
Binding
Stained brown calf stamped in gilt, stamped in gilt, red, and black on spine, marbled endpapers.
Classification
Department