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Pictures from The History of Wales by B. B. Woodward, B.A., London, (Quarto, 1853 [First edition] vi + (ii) + 608pp, illustrated with 76 steel-engraved plates)

If you use these pictures for anything, or would like me to scan more, let me know. You can refer to the list of illustrations. All of these images are out of copyright (in the public domain). Henry Gastineau (the principal artist) died in 1876.

There is a low-quality scan of this entire book at Google Books but they forgot to scan the plates, I think.

Coity Castle, Glamorganshire

History of Wales (1853)

A wood-engraving of the ruins of Coity Castle, complete with a young woman carrying a basket and a spade, perhaps growing vegetables in the former courtyard! The castle does not appear to be mentioned [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, people, trees, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Bridgend; Glamorganshire; Wales

Added: 2008-09-28

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Plate 18. Llanthony Abbey (Wallpaper Edition)

History of Wales (1853)

A cropped and resized version of Plate 18 for use as a dekstop background image.

Keywords: backgrounds, wallpaper, abbeys, churches, trees, ruins

Places shown: Abergavenny; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Plate 15. Ragland Castle (Wallpaper Edition)

History of Wales (1853)

Ragland Castle, Monmouthshire

Drawn by H. Gastineau. Engraved by H. Adlard.

This version is cropped to make a screen background (desktop wallpaper); there’s also the original uncropped version.

Keywords: castles, ruins, water, trees, birds, ducks, towers, overgrown, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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