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Dumbartonshire : 2 items

Maps

A. Perrot    L'Angleterre, ou Description Historique et Topographique du Royaume de la Grande-Bretagne 1824-35
£28
6.5 x 11cm


The text for this French topographical work on Britain was written by George Depping, the maps being drawn by Aristide Perrot and engraved by A. Migneret. It was first published in 1824, with subsequent editions in 1828 and 1835. The maps often cover more than one county, as in this example which covers the shires of Stirling, Dumbarton, Linlithgow and Clackmanan. The surrounding decorative border shows the typical produce and wares of the counties. Original outline colour.
 

Topographical prints - other areas

Author not known.   Picturesque Europe c1787/8
£10
23 x 16.5cm


Dunbartonshire - Ben Lomond and the Isle of Inveruglas. Picturesque Europe was a serialised partwork, designed as a showcase for steel and wood engravings after and by significant artists of the day. The 60 parts were published monthly from 1875 to 1880.When sets of parts were completed, they were also sold as complete volumes, building to a full 5-volume set, 2 volumes of which were devoted to the British Isles.This wood-cut print, engraved by J.W. Whymper, shows the northern end of Loch Lomond, with the mountain of Ben Madui ( at 974 metres the most southerly of the Munros) in the background, and the Isle of Inveruglas in the foreground. On the isle are visible the ruins of the Castle of the Clan MacFarlane, destroyed by Cromwell in the civil war.
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