Author: Brannon, George, (1784-1860)
Title: A Collection of 43 Handcoloured Plates from: Vectis Scenery : Being a Series of Original and Select Views Exhibiting the Picturesque Beauties, Local Peculiarities and Places of Particular Interest in the Isle of Wight / Drawn from Nature and Engraved by George Brannon. First Editions
Description: Isle of Wight,: George Brannon. 1821-1826. 43 handcoloured engraved plates from the series. Mainly 20 x 25cm. Age staining in the margins.. The prints are dated fromtoto 1826. "General list of the country seats and villas in the Isle of Wight, with the names of the proprietors or present occupiers."--P. [7]. "The above thirty views (price 20s) comprises those subjects which are almost universally visited, or very conspicuously seen from the public high-way, or from off the water; but there is another edition, price 30s, which contains sixteen additional plates of the principal seats and most picturesque villas in the island. By this arrangement a choice is left to purchasers as to expence: some caring only for the open Scenery of the country, while other again particularly desire the seats .. either edition is complete in itself : the difference being only the omission of views not so well known to the public .."--List of the plates, p. [3]. Abbey, J.R. Scenery, 350..List of the plates: The artist's Cottage -- Carisbrooke Castle -- Carisbrooke Village -- High-street of Newport -- River Medina, near Newport -- Wooton Bridge and Fernhill -- West Cowes, view of, eastward of the castle -- West Cowes. westward of the castle -- Bembridge, and entrance to Brading Haven -- Shanklin Chine, as seen from the water -- The head of Shanklin Chine -- View from Shanklin Down -- East End (commencement of Undercliff) -- East Dene, Bonchurch -- Bonchurch -- Ventnor -- St. Lawrence Church -- View near orchard, Undercliff -- The Sandrock Hotel, Niton -- The Undercliff, near Niton -- Sandrock Spring, as seen from the water -- Blackgang Chine & wreck of the "Clarendon" -- Freshwater Bay, and Cliffs in perspective -- Interior of Freshwater Cavern -- Scratchell's Bay, from within the arch -- Alum Bay and Freshwater light-house -- The Needle Rocks -- Freshwater Cliffs, near Wedge Rock -- The River Yar. .
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Title: A Collection of 43 Handcoloured Plates from: Vectis Scenery : Being a Series of Original and Select Views Exhibiting the Picturesque Beauties, Local Peculiarities and Places of Particular Interest in the Isle of Wight / Drawn from Nature and Engraved by George Brannon. First Editions
Description: Isle of Wight,: George Brannon. 1821-1826. 43 handcoloured engraved plates from the series. Mainly 20 x 25cm. Age staining in the margins.. The prints are dated fromtoto 1826. "General list of the country seats and villas in the Isle of Wight, with the names of the proprietors or present occupiers."--P. [7]. "The above thirty views (price 20s) comprises those subjects which are almost universally visited, or very conspicuously seen from the public high-way, or from off the water; but there is another edition, price 30s, which contains sixteen additional plates of the principal seats and most picturesque villas in the island. By this arrangement a choice is left to purchasers as to expence: some caring only for the open Scenery of the country, while other again particularly desire the seats .. either edition is complete in itself : the difference being only the omission of views not so well known to the public .."--List of the plates, p. [3]. Abbey, J.R. Scenery, 350..List of the plates: The artist's Cottage -- Carisbrooke Castle -- Carisbrooke Village -- High-street of Newport -- River Medina, near Newport -- Wooton Bridge and Fernhill -- West Cowes, view of, eastward of the castle -- West Cowes. westward of the castle -- Bembridge, and entrance to Brading Haven -- Shanklin Chine, as seen from the water -- The head of Shanklin Chine -- View from Shanklin Down -- East End (commencement of Undercliff) -- East Dene, Bonchurch -- Bonchurch -- Ventnor -- St. Lawrence Church -- View near orchard, Undercliff -- The Sandrock Hotel, Niton -- The Undercliff, near Niton -- Sandrock Spring, as seen from the water -- Blackgang Chine & wreck of the "Clarendon" -- Freshwater Bay, and Cliffs in perspective -- Interior of Freshwater Cavern -- Scratchell's Bay, from within the arch -- Alum Bay and Freshwater light-house -- The Needle Rocks -- Freshwater Cliffs, near Wedge Rock -- The River Yar. .
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Price: US$ 850.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 16-4112
- Book number: 16-4112
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