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Switzerland, illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work

Title
Switzerland, illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work / by W.H. Bartlett ; [text] by William Beattie.
Publication
London : George Virtue ; Brooklyn, N.Y. : Martin & Co., agents for the United States of America, 1835-1836.

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TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Beattie, W. Switzerland 1835) 84-136Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854.
  • Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878.
  • Beattie, William, 1793-1875.
  • George Virtue (Firm).
Description
27 pts. ([8], 188 p., [58] leaves of plates; [4], 152 p., [51] leaves of plates (1 folded)) : ill., map; 29 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • Each part in the original illustrated cream paper covers, as issued, with title: Switzerland / by Willliam Beattie ; illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by W.H. Bartlett. At head of title: Subscription copy. Supplied to subscribers only. The tourist's guide through the Swiss and Italian cantons. Pts. 14-15, 20-27 have distributor statement: New York ; Philadelphia : R. Martin & Co.; pts. 17-18: Brooklyn, N.Y. : R. Martin & Co. Title pages (dated 1836; without distributor statement) and other preliminaries issued with pt. 27; added engraved title pages with title as on covers, dated 1835 and 1836, issued with pt. 1 and pt. 27 respectively. Pt. 1 includes "Subscribers" ([2] p., not included in collation); "Notice" on inserted slip, pt. 27, dated June 1836, explains lack of final list of subscribers, giving edition size as 20,000.
  • Originally issued in parts beginning March 1, 1833; cf. Beattie's Brief memoir of the late William Henry Bartlett (reprinted in: William Henry Bartlett / A.M. Ross. Toronto, 1973, p. 111). Issued also in 6 quarterly pts.; cf. BM.
  • Illustrations: 108 full-page steel etchings by R. Wallis and others, after Bartlett (some with "The effect by T. Creswick"), dated 1834-1836 (legends in English, French and German); large map, drawn and engraved by T. Starling. Woodcut vignette on covers.
Call Number
Arents BIP (Beattie, W. Switzerland 1835) 84-136
OCLC
  • 43226505
  • 43226505
Title
Switzerland, illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work / by W.H. Bartlett ; [text] by William Beattie.
Imprint
London : George Virtue ; Brooklyn, N.Y. : Martin & Co., agents for the United States of America, 1835-1836.
Local Note
Arents copy lacks front cover, pt. 16.
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Added Author
Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854. Illustrator
Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878. Etcher
Beattie, William, 1793-1875.
George Virtue (Firm).
Research Call Number
Arents BIP (Beattie, W. Switzerland 1835) 84-136
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