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Title

The ports, harbours, watering-places, and coast scenery of Great Britain : illustrated by views taken on the spot / by W.H. Bartlett ; with descriptions by William Beattie.

Publication

London : George Virtue, [1840?]-1842

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Additional Authors

• Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854.
• Balmer, George, -1846.
• Harding, James Duffield, 1798-1863.
• Cooke, Edward William, 1811-1880.
• Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852.
• Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857.
• Armytage, James Charles, 1802-1897.
• Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878.
• Beattie, William, 1793-1875.
• Chatto, William Andrew, 1799-1864.

Description

31 pts. (2 v.) : ill.; 29 cm.

Alternative Title

• Finden's views of the ports, harbours, coast scenery, and watering places of Great Britain
• Finden's views of the ports, harbours & watering places of Great Britain
• Finden's views of the ports, harbours and watering places of Great Britain
• Finden's ports, harbours and watering places

Subjects

• Coasts in art
• Great Britain > Pictorial works
• Coasts > Great Britain > Pictorial works
• Harbors > Great Britain > Pictorial works

Note

• Each part in the original illustrated pale pink paper covers, as issued monthly. Title pages and other preliminaries in pt. 31. Publisher's advertisements on p. [4] of covers (pts. 1-13, 15-17, 25-27, 31), on p. [2-4] of covers (pts. 14, 18-19, 22-24, 28-30), on p. [3-4] of covers (pts. 20-21). Notice to subscribers ([1] p.) inserted in pts. 18, 30 and 31. List of subscribers to Virtue publications ([3] p.) and publisher's advertisements ([5] p.) inserted in pt. 1.
• Titles on added engraved title pages, dated 1839: Finden's views of the ports, harbours & watering places of Great Britain, continued by W.H. Bartlett (v. 1); Finden's ports, harbours and watering places (v. 2).
• A revised ed., much enlarged, of William and Edward Finden's Views of ports and harbours, watering places, fishing villages, and other picturesque objects on the English coast (London, 1838), the letterpress of which was written by W.A. Chatto. "With regard to the letterpress descriptions ... the labours of my pen have been confined to the second volume and the appendix to vol. I. The first volume was written under the signature W.A. C[hatto]"--"L'envoy," signed by William Beattie, v. 1, p. 190.
• Imprint on covers of parts: London : George Virtue; Manchester : Ainsworth & Sons; Hull : Sprent; New York : Robert Martin and Co.; Germany : J. Taylor.
• Vol. 1: [4], 190 p., [66] leaves of plates; v. 2: [4], 155 p., [60] leaves of plates.
• Illustrations: 126 prints (incl. engraved title pages) : etching, engraving ; full-page. By E. Finden, W. Finden, J.C. Armytage, R. Wallis and others, after W.H. Bartlett, G. Balmer, J.D. Harding, E.W. Cooke and others. Most dated in plate 1840-1842. -- Wood-engraved vignette on covers of parts, by J. Jackson; small wood engraving in the text (v. 1, p. 188), by J.W. Whimper after Bartlett.

Indexed In (note)

• Ray, G.N. Illustrator and the book in England

Call Number

Arents BIP (Finden's views) 01-462

OCLC

NYPG01-B3777

Title

The ports, harbours, watering-places, and coast scenery of Great Britain : illustrated by views taken on the spot / by W.H. Bartlett ; with descriptions by William Beattie.

Imprint

London : George Virtue, [1840?]-1842 (London : Joseph Rickerby)

Indexed In:

Ray, G.N. Illustrator and the book in England, 66

Local Note

Arents copy 1: Added engraved t.p. to v. 2 dated 1840.

Arents copy 2: Imprint on covers of pts. 1-5 varies. Pts. 1-4: London : George Virtue; Leeds, Newcastle and Hull : Sprent and Co.; Germany : J. Taylor; New York : Robert Martin and Co. Pt. 5: London : George Virtue; New York : Robert Martin and Co.; Germany : J. Taylor.

"Price 2s"--P. [1] of covers of parts (Arents copy 1); p. [1] of covers of pts. 1-2 (Arents copy 2). "Price 50 cents"--P. [1] of covers of pts. 3-31 (Arents copy 2).

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Added Author

Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854. Illustrator

Balmer, George, -1846. Illustrator

Harding, James Duffield, 1798-1863. Illustrator

Cooke, Edward William, 1811-1880. Illustrator

Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852. Engraver

Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857. Engraver

Armytage, James Charles, 1802-1897. Engraver

Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878. Engraver

Beattie, William, 1793-1875.

Chatto, William Andrew, 1799-1864.

Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852. Views of ports and harbours, watering places, fishing villages, and other picturesque articles on the English coast.

Research Call Number

Arents BIP (Finden's views) 01-462

Arents BIP (Finden's views) 01-461