A picturesque tour of the English lakes : containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c., &c. : illustrated with forty-eight coloured views / drawn by Messrs. T.H. Fielding and J. Walton during a two years' residence among the lakes.
Alternate Title(s):
Tour of the English lakes
Published / Created:
London : Printed for R. Ackermann 101, Strand, MDCCCXXI [1821]
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 288 p., [49] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts Folio A 2009 56 Copy 1Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts Folio A 2009 56 Copy 2Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3309894
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Half title: Tour of the English lakes.Spine title, on publisher's printed label: English lakes, illustrated with forty-nine coloured plates.Preface signed: R. Ackermann.Some of the plates also after drawings by William Westall.Printed by William Clowes, Northumberland-court.Title page is engraved, with vignette.Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 219Includes index.Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 192BAC: British Art Center has two copies. Copy 1 is the Abbey copy. Large paper copy. Bound in original paper-covered boards, with publisher's printed spine label. Copy 2 is a smaller issue (29 cm). Bound in original paper-covered boards, with publisher's printed spine label. Has bound with it: Prospectus, The history of Johnny Quae Genus, the little foundling of the late Doctor Syntax ([London] : [Rudolph Ackermann], [1821]).
Subject Terms:
Lake District (England) -- Description and travel. | Great Britain -- Description and travel -- 19th century.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1821
Contributors:
Walton, J., ill. | Westall, William, 1781–1850, ill. | Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834, publisher.
