Saddleback and the River Rothay

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	Print, uncoloured engraving, Saddleback and the River Rothay (the Greta), drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by W Woolnoth, published by T cadell and W Davies, Strand, London, 1815. Plate 33 in The Lakes of Lancashire, Westmorland and Cumberland ... with text by Thomas Hartwell Horne:- SADDLEBACK AND THE RIVER GRETA. / SADDLEBACK, a vast mountain united with the declivities of Skiddaw, forms the Eastern boundary of the alpine heights in this part of Cumberland. The road between Penrith and Keswick runs along its Southern base. It has obtained its appellation from its shape somewhat resembling a Saddle, when seen from different points of view. Its height is 2787 feet. (Observations made in the course of the Trigonmetrical Survey. 1811. 4to.) White farms, each with its grove to shelter it from descending gusts of wind, and pastures of brightest verdure, intermingled with corn-fields, enliven the skirts of this mountain, at whose foot flows the little river Greta, which adds much to the picturesque effect of the scenery. The southern face of this lofty mountain is furrowed by several hideous chasms; and its summit is, in many parts, frightful and desolate. The view here given comprehends Saddleback only, and represents its appearance as seen from the western side of the mountain.
	source type:-	Farington 1816 (plate 33)
	inscription:-	printed bottom left, right, and centre Drawn by J. Farington R.A. / Engraved by W. Woolnoth. / Saddleback and the River Rothay. / London Published Septr. 15, 1815, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand.
	wxh, image:-	231x153mm

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