The Beauties of England and Wales explained
The Beauties of England and Wales (1801–1815) is a series of books describing the topography and local history of England and Wales. Produced by a variety of London publishers, the work appeared in 18 multi-part volumes arranged by county, individually authored by John Bigland, Edward Wedlake Brayley, J. Norris Brewer, John Britton, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Joseph Nightingale, Thomas Rees, and Frederic Shoberl. Each volume contained engraved illustrations by artists such as Thomas Hearne, J. M. W. Turner, John Varley, Benjamin West. Readers included Charles Dickens.
Further reading
- Contents: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire (+ Index)
- Contents: Cambridge, Cheshire, Cornwall (+ Index)
- Contents: Cumberland, Isle of Man, Derbyshire
- Contents: Devonshire, Dorsetshire (+ Index)
- Contents: Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire (+ Index)
- Contents: Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Herefordshire (+ Index)
- Contents: Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent (+ Indexes)
- Contents: Kent (+ Index)
- Contents: Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (+ Index)
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- Contents: Monmouthshire, Norfolk
- Contents: Northumberland, Nottingham (+ Indexes)
- Contents: Oxfordshire, Rutlandshire (+ Indexes)
- Contents: Shropshire, Somersetshire (+ Indexes)
- Contents: Staffordshire (+ Indexes)
- Contents: Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex (+ Indexes)
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- Book: The British Atlas; comprising a series of maps of all the English and Welsh counties; and also plans of cities and principal towns; intended to illustrate and accompany 'The Beauties of England and Wales' . London . Vernor, Hood and Sharpe . 1810 . 24210573 .
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