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TOMKINS, Charles.
A Tour to the Isle of Wight...

A delightful book covering a comprehensive tour of the Isle of Wight in the closing years of the 18th century. Many lovely sepia and coloured aquatint engravings.

Published
London: 1796.
References
Abbey Scenery 344; Prideaux p.345;
Plates
24 + 80
Binding/Size
M=4to
Value
0-5000
Published
London: 1796.
Ref
719

RARE. Large paper copy. Eighty delightful sepia aquatint plates plus a further 24 which are hand-coloured. The plates are bright and clean. The book has some usual spotting and foxing but is minor. This is a very good set. 2 volumes in 8vo in full mottled calf leather binding with gilt border to boards; leather labels and gilt to spine; marbled endpapers; booksellers label to lower front pastedown; in near perfect condition. Coloured plates in order: Volume 1. 1. West View of Netley Abbey. ** 2. Inside View of Netley Abbey. ** 3. Netley Abbey Fort. ** 4. Calshot Castle. ** 5. Entrance of the River Medina from Calshot Castle. 6. Part of East Cowes - Isle of Wight. 7. Cowes Harbour. ** 8. Cowes Castle. ** 9. Cowes Castle. 10. Yarmouth - Isle of Wight. 11. Norton Lodge, the seat of Mr. Binstead. ** 12. Hurst Castle. ** 13. Allum Bay and the Needles. ** 14. The Needles from Altrem Bay. 15. West End of the Isle of Wight. ** 16. Freshwater Gate. 17. Part of Chale Bay, from the extremity of the Village of Chale. 18. West View of the Isle of Wight & the Needles, from St. Catherine's Lighthouse. 19. Black-Gang Chine. ** 20. View Looking into Shanklin Chine. 21. Bawl-Chine - Isle of Wight. 22. Sandown Bridge - Isle of Wight. 23. View near Landguard Fort - Isle of Wight. 24. Part of Brading Harbour. 25. Northwood Church. ** 26. Entrance into Newport. ** 27. Entrance to Newport - Isle of Wight. 28. [Coffins]. ** 29. Medina River. ** 30. Medina River. ** 31. Fairlee, the Seat of John White Esq. ** 32. Newport from Fairlee. ** Volume 2. 33. Carisbrooke Castle from the Mill Pond - Isle of Wight. 34. Entrance to Carisbrooke Castle. ** 35. The Keep at Carisbrooke Castle. ** 36. Carisbrooke Castle. ** 37. Carisbrooke Castle. ** 38. Village of Carisbrooke - Isle of Wight. 39. Ancient Monument at Carisbrooke. ** 40. Carisbrooke Church. ** 41. Swainston, the Seat of Sir John Barrington Bart. ** 42. Monument at Calborne. ** 43. Calborne Church. ** 44. Westover, the Seat of L.T. Holmes Esq. ** 45. Froghill, the Seat of Fitz Barrington Esq. ** 46. View of Newtown - Isle of Wight. 47. View at Calbrooke - Isle of Wight. 48. Shalfleet Lake. 49. Shalfleet Church. ** 50. Thorley Church. ** 51. Yarmouth Castle. ** 52. Yarmouth Church. ** 53. Norton Cottage, the retreat of Sir A.S. Hammond. ** 54. Village of Fresh Water - Isle of Wight. 55. Inn at Fresh Water - Isle of Wight. 56. Freshwater Church. ** 57. Entrance of Freshwater Cave. ** 58. cave at Freshwater. ** 59. Distant View of St. Catherine's. ** 60. Freshwater. ** 61. Freshwater Gate and Mainbench. ** 62. Brook Church. ** 63. Motteston Church. ** 64. Brixton Church. ** 65. Brixton Downs. 66. Shorwell Church. ** 67. Monument at Shorewell. 68. Culver Cliffs. ** 69. Path to Hermits Hole. ** 70. Brading. ** 71. St. Helens. ** 72. Spithead from Priory Rocks. ** 73. Barnsley Wood. ** 74. Ride. ** 75. Binstead Church. ** 76. Wootton River. ** 77. Wootton Church. ** 78. Whippingham Church. ** 79. Shide Bridge. ** 80. Gatcombe Church. ** 81. Monument at Gatcombe. ** 82. Chale Church. ** 83. Black Gang Chine, Looking to Sea. ** 84. Chale Bay. ** 85. St. Catherines. ** 86. Niton Church. ** 87. Knowles looking West. ** 88. Mirables from Cripple Path. ** 89. View of Undercliff - Isle of Wight. 90. Wolverton Undercliff. ** 91. Part of the Village of St. Lawrence near Steeple - Isle of Wight. 92. St. Lawrence. ** 93. Steep Hill. ** 94. Western Lines. ** 95. Ventnor Mill. ** 96. Bon-Church Village. ** 97. Bon Church. ** 98. Dunnose. ** 99. Bon Church Shute. ** 100. Luccombe Chine. ** 101. Shanklin Church. ** 102. Antique Chest at Shanklin. ** 103. Shanklin Chine. ** 104. Horse Ledge. ** **denotes sepia aquatint engraving.