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yyy Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

A colour engraving, printed using multiple plates (or stones) each engraved for a different colour.We see in the foreground a stone bridge over a river, with a tomb of, or monument to, a dog on it. Tw [...]

Keywords: towers, castles, bridges, battlements, turrets, trees, parks, people, fishing, stately homes, manors, buildings, exteriors, colour

Places shown: Alnwick; Northumberland; England

Added: 2023-02-24

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Front Cover, Morris, Picturesque Views Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

The front cover of the book is dark red with gold inlay. This is actually the cover of Volume One, which looks the same sexcept that Volume Two is in better condition.

Keywords: book covers, colour

Places shown: none

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Cholmondeley Castle Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1870)

The first thing to say about this castle is that it’s pronouncedChumley. Really.The picture, in colour, shows the “castle” that was mostly built in the early part of the 19th Century, replacing an old [...]

Keywords: stately homes, castles, windows, towers, battlements, creeper, ivy, lawns, trees, turrets, colour

Places shown: Cholmondeley; Malpas; Cheshire; England

Added: 2023-02-24

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