An Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour Round The Southern Coast Of England, Illustrated With Eighty-Four Plates, From Drawings By J.M.W. Turner, R.A., W. Collins, R.A., William Westall, R.A., S. Prout, P. Dewint, And Others. Engraved By George Cooke, E. Goodall, R. Wallis, Edward Finden, W. Miller, J.C. Allen, And W.B. Cooke.
RA Collection: Book
Record number
07/1644
Imprint
London:: M.A. Nattali, 23, Bedford Street, Covent Garden., MDCCCXLIX.
Physical Description
viii, 202 p., [49] pl.: illus.; 289 mm. (Quarto.)
General Note
There are 49 unnumbered plates. The rest of the 'Eighty-Four Plates' called for by the title and listed in the 'List Of The Engravings' are in-text illustrations (pasted in). Pages 191-2 are printed up-side down.
Contents
[T.p.] - Advertisement - List Of The Engravings - [Text and plates] - The Itinerary - Index.
Responsibility Note
All but one of the plates are signed by draughtsmen (J.M.W. Turner, S. Owen, Wm. Collins, E. Blore, Luke Clennell, J. Hakewill, W. Havell, Margt. Nattali, H. Edridge, L. Francia, P. Dewint, T.J. Rawlins, Joshua Cristall, T. Cubitt, W. Alexander, William Westall, S. Prout, W.H. Bartlett) and engravers (J. Horsburgh, W.B. Cooke, George Cooke, Robert Wallis, W. Radclyffe, Edwd. Goodall, Freebairn, G.B. Shaw, William Miller, J.C. Allen, E. Finden, J.C. Varrall, J. Godfrey).
References
M. Holloway, Steel Engravings In Nineteenth Century British Topographical Books A Bibliography (1977), no. 149, p.164-6; W.G. Rawlinson, The Engraved Work of J.M.W. Turner, R.A. (1908-13).
Summary Note
The publication-date of 1849 is given on the title page. One plate carries the date of 1825. In 1826 had been published in two volumes Picturesque Views of the Southern Coast of England from Drawings made principally by J.M.W. Turner, and engraved by W.B. Cooke, George Cooke, and other eminent engravers.
M. Holloway states that, though most prints were engraved on copper, nine may be engraved on steel.
Provenance
The verso of the front loose endpaper is inscribed in pencil, 'S.A:H', i.e. S.A. Hart, librarian of the Royal Academy 1864-81.
Binding Note
19th-century half black morocco, marbled-papered boards; gilt-decorated spine lettered 'Southern Coast Of England Turner'.
Subject
Coastlines - Shores (landforms) - Harbours - Great Britain - History - 19th century
Drawings - Seascapes - Great Britain - 19th century - Picturesque, the
Views - Great Britain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Great Britain - 19th century