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Print, engraving, Lowdore Waterfall, painted by Joseph
Farington, engraved by W Byrne and T Medland, published by W
Byrne, 79 Titchfield Street, London, 1785.
Plate 4 from Views of the Lakes, &c, in Cumberland and
Westmorland, published 1789.
Lodore fall in spate, between Gowder Crag and Brund Fell?
Pasted in the Lowther scrapbook, vol.3; between pp.90-91;
with descriptive text:-
LOWDORE WATERFALL / IS generally esteemed one of the most
striking Objects of the Kind in this country; its
Accompanyments are uncommonly picturesque and grand. These
indeed compose of themselves a Scene which cannot but
interest the Spectator, even when the Fall of the Water,
which depends upon the State of the Weather, is
inconsiderable. The stupendous Craggs between which the
Torrent precipitates itself broken into the boldest Forms,
are shagged with Trees hanging every where in the most
fantastic Shapes, from the Fissures of the Rock. The Height
of the Fall itself Mr. Gray conjectures to be about two
Hundred Feet. At some Distance above the Fall the Stream
proceeds from a Lake about a Mile in Circumference. To this
sequestered Spot Travellers are seldom conducted, though
they might perhaps think themselves amply recompensed for
their Trouble, by a Sight of the various romantic
Circumstances which occur in this Excursion: The Lake and
Village near it are called Wawtenleth. The Point from whence
this View is taken is a little to the Right of the Road
leading from Keswick into Borrowdale, near the Side of the
Derwentwater, where it forms a small Bay. As these
Engravings are offered to the Public as faithful
Representations of Nature, it may not be improper to observe
that the Permanency of the Resemblance is liable to be
affected by the frequent Fall of Timber and Coppice Wood
which takes place on the Borders of these Lakes. An
Allowance will of course be made for any Variation of this
Kind which may appear between the Plate and the Original. /
IV.
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from:-
Scrapbook, 4 volumes, History of Westmorland and Cumberland
Illustrated, of descriptive texts, maps, and prints of views
and coats of arms, for Westmorland and Cumberland, assembled
by a member of the Lowther Family, late 18th early 19th
century.
The volumes are quarter bound, with marbled paper on the
covers; each has a bookplate inside the front cover. The
pages cut from various sources are nicely mounted, two sided
pieces set neatly in a window in the scrapbook page.
The main content is the whole of the two volumes of The
History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and
Cumberland, by Joseph Nicolson and Richard Burn, published
London, 1777. Nicolson and Burn volume 1 is in scrapbook
volumes 1 and 2, volume 2 in scrapbook volumes 3 and 4. Maps
and prints are interspersed to make an illustrated version
of the history.
Some of the sources of maps and prints have been
recognised:-
Maps - coast of Cumberland etc by Andrew Dury, 1764;
Westmorland and Cumberland by Richard Blome, 1673; sheets
from Britannia Depicta, Emanuel Bowen, 1720; Cumberland by
John Speed, Henry Overton edn 1695; Cumberland by John Cary
1787.
Prints from the Set of prints, 20 engravings, Views of the
Lakes etc in Cumberland and Westmorland, drawn by Joseph
Farington, published by William Byrne, London, 1789. Note
that plate numbers vary from edition to edition of this set.
Prints from the Antiquities of Great Britain, drawings by
Thomas Hearne, engraved by William Byrne, published by
Hearne and Byrne, London, 1786-1807.
Prints from Britannia Illustrata, drawings by Leonard Knyff,
engraved by John Kip, published London, 1707-1740.
Print from A Tour in England and Scotland, by Thomas Newte,
published by G G J and J Robinson, Paternoster Row, London,
1788..
Some of the coat of arms are cut from A Display of Heraldrie
by John Guillim late Pursuivant at Armes, published London,
about 1610-11 to 1755.
Coats of arms probably from The Baronetage of England, by
Edward Kimber and Richard Johnson, published London? 1771.
Pages from The Antiquarian Repertory, by Francis Grose,
Thomas Astle, et al, published London, 1775-1809.
Text from the Baronetage of England by Collins?
Scraps cut from an unidentified gazetteer.
At the end is the title page and pp.7-51 from A General View
of the Agriculture of the County of Cumberland, by John
Bailey and George Culley, published by C Macrae, London,
1794.
Individual maps and prints are documented separately; with a
note of their position in the scrapbooks.
inscription:-
: embossed: label on spine: (tatty remains): HI[ ] / [
]/WEST[ ]M[ ] / [ ] / CUM[ ]M[ ] / ILLUS[ ]T[E ]
inscription:-
: printed & embossed: bookplate: gold on grey; crest, 6
annulets from the coat of arms, flowers, thistles: LOWTHER
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