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Print, engraving, View of Ambleside, Lakes, Westmorland,
painted by Joseph Farington, engraved by T Medland,
published by W Byrne, 69 Titchfield Street, London, 1789.
Presumably Rothay Bridge in the foreground, Scandale fell in
the background?
Plate 16 from Views of the Lakes, &c, in Cumberland and
Westmorland, published 1789.
Pasted in the Lowther scrapbook, vol.1; between pp.190-191;
with descriptive text:-
VIEW of AMBLESIDE. / AMBLESIDE is situated on the swift
Decline of a Hill, over which many high Mountains rise
towards the North. In Camden's Time, various ruins of the
antient Amboglana of the Romans were to be seen here. Near
the Head of Windermere, and at a little Distance from the
Point where this View was taken, is the vestige of a Roman
Station. It lies in a Meadow on a Level with the Lake, and,
as supposed, was called the Dictis, where a Part of the
Cohort of the Numerous Dictentium was stationed. The Extent
of the Fortress, as he gives Dimensions, was one hundred and
thirty-two Ells in Length and eighty in Breadth. Its Form an
oblong Square with obtuse Angles. It is placed near the
Meeting of all the Roads from Penrith, Keswick, Ravenglass,
Furness and Kendal, which it commanded, and was accessible
only on one Side. Roman Bricks, Urns, and other earthen
Vessels, Coins, Mill-Stones or Quern-Stones, as he calls
them, were frequently found here. The natural Beauties of
this Part of the Country are of a very superior Order. It
would scarcely be partial to say that a greater Variety of
romantic and picturesque Scenery is to be found in the
Neighbourhood of Ambleside, than can be met with in any
other Part of this interesting Country within the same
Compass.
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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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