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The Modern Universal British Traveller or, a New, Complete, and Accurate tour Through England, Wales, Scotland, and the Neighbouring Islands.
"Comprising all that is worthy of observation in Great Britain and containing a full, ample, circumstantial account of everything remarkable in the several cities, boroughs, market towns, villiages, hamlets, and throughout the kingdom. Being calculated equally to please the polite, -entertain the curious, -instruct the uninformed, -and direct the traveller. Being the result of an actual and late general survey of the whole kingdom. And including various maps, corrected from the latest observations, a collection of landscapes, views, that make an admorable groupe of elegant copper-plate prints. A complete road-book, a list of all the fairs, and a variety of other useful and entertaining particulars."
London, 1779-1790s • J. Cooke, publisher
Original 230+-year-old Antique Copper Engravings on chain-laid 18th-century paper
Sheet size is approx. 14.25 x 9.5 inches, though some may have been trimmed somewhat.
Note: These prints are over 225 years old, thus there are likely some age-related condtions present on the engravings. Please have a close look at the enlarged photos by clicking on the thumbnails below. We will endeavor to point out the most glaring flaws, but expect at least some signs of age on these beautiful authentic copperplate engravings.
A South View of Stone-Henge, on Salisbury plain, in the County of Wilts
Condition: light foxing, mainly in margins, but a few spots in sky area; typical edge/corner wear; soft unobtrusive vertical wrinkle in center.
View of the City of Ely
in the County of Cambridge
Condition: mild grubbiness in margins, lower edge of paper (binding edge) has nicks and short tears, per usual.
$85
Prospect of the City of Carlisle,
in Cumberland
Condition: mild grubbiness in margins, lower edge of paper (binding edge) has nicks and short tears, per usual; very faint fox mark in sky area.
$75
A View of Inverness in Scotland, with Its Bridge over the River Ness, and Fort George on an Eminence near it
Condition: browning and damp stain in left margin, well outside image area; tear in top margin extending to top of text; mild foxing in top margin outside of image area.
$75
Perspective View of New Aberdeen, in the County of Aberdeen, or Marr
Condition: smaller sheet (approx. 12½ x 8¼ inches); light foxing in upper image area and margins; paper loss upper right corner.
$65
View of St. Vincent's Rock, with the Hot Wells near Bristol
Condition: faintish damp stain in upper portion of image, spotting in margins; typical edge/corner wear.
$65
Perspective View of the City of Bristol, in the Counties of Somerset & Gloucester
Condition: very clean; typical edge/corner wear.
$75
View of Acton from the South West [inscribed at top "Engraved for Harrison's History of London, &c."]
Condition: faint text offsetting; typical edge/corner wear; mild browing of edges and margins.
$65
The South Prospect of Nottingham with the Castle, &c.
Condition: fairly noticeable vertical crease through center of print; mild foxing/browning in margins; typical edge/corner wear.
$75
Perspective View of the City of Salisbury, in Wiltshire
Condition: very clean; mild browning/grubbiness in right margin outside of image area; very faint browning in sky area
View of Wandsworth
from Mr. Van Necks [inscribed at top "Engraved for Harrison's History of London, &c."]
Condition: mild foxing in margins; small paper loss to left of text at top
$75
Perspective View of the Castle, and part of the City of Norwich, in the County of Norfolk
Condition: light areas of foxing in image; soft crease in upper left corner of image; typical edge/corner wear along binding edge
$55
View of Twickenham from the River
Condition: typical edge/corner wear along binding edge
$75
Perspective View of the
Town of St. Hillary, in Jersey
Condition: grubbiness/staining in upper left corner; browning of right margin; faint fox marks in sky; typical edge/corner wear; very soft vertical crease (barely perceptible).
$65
View of Plymouth Fort and St. Nicholas's Island from Mount Edgecumbe
Condition: lightish damp stain in upper and right margin, extending into top part of image
$50
View of White Horse Hill in Berkshire
Condition: a few mild fox marks mainly in margin, but one in left area of sky near border; faint vertical wrinkle through center of print—not noticeable.
$75
View of Stirling Castle
in the Highlands of Scotland
Condition: typical edge/corner wear
$75
Perspective View of the Cathedral, and City of Exeter, in the County of Devon
Condition: typical edge/corner wear
$85
North East View of Lancaster
Condition: browning and foxing in outer margins; faint vertical wrinkle through center; typical edge/corner wear
$75
View of Liverpool in Lancashire
Condition: browning and foxing in outer margins; faintish vertical wrinkle through center; typical edge/corner wear
Perspective View of the Petrifying, or Dropping Well, & Ruins of Knaresbrough Castle, in Yorkshire
Condition: light browning and foxing in outer margins; typical edge/corner wear
$60
View of Mount Edgecumbe
from St. Nicholas's Island
Condition: crease in upper left corner extending through corner of image; very faint damp stain in upper edge; typical edge/corner wear
$75
View of the Town and Harbour of Portsmouth
Condition: somewhat grubby outer margins; very faint browned area in clouds; typical edge/corner wear
View of St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall
Condition: a few tiny fox marks mainly in margins; typical edge/corner wear
$75
Perspective View of the Cathedral and City of Durham, in the County of Durham
Condition: light browning and foxing in outer margins ; typical edge/corner wear
$75
Prospect of the Borough, and Ruins of the Castle of Scarborough, in Yorkshire
Condition: light browning and foxing in outer margins ; typical edge/corner wear
$75
Perspective View of Newcastle, upon Tyne, in Northumberland
Condition: light browning and foxing in outer margins; creases in lower left corner; faint vertical crease through center; typical edge/corner wear
View of Hackney
Condition: crease in lower right outside of plate mark; typical edge/corner wear
$75
Perspective View of the City of Glasgow, in the County of Clydesdale
Condition: slightly grubby upper right and right margin; short tear in outer right margin; a couple of tiny fox marks in sky area; typical edge/corner wear
$85
Perspective View of the City of Bath, in Somersetshire
Condition: slightly grubby outer margin; small light area of foxing in sky area; typical edge/corner wear
