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SHOBERL, F.
DE MENDIBIL, Pablo.
Descripcion Abreviada del Mundo. Inglaterra, Escocia E Irlanda: The world in miniature. England And Ireland.
Text in Spanish but plates are all captioned only in English and the colouring is original and well done. These volumes were obviously written for the South American trade.
- Published
- London: R. Ackermann, 1828.
- References
- Abbey Travel 6; England, Scotland &Ireland; Tooley 515.
- Plates
- 81
- Binding/Size
- Xs=12mo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: R. Ackermann, 1828.
- Ref
- 334
2 volumes in 12mo. Later soft full maroon morocco leather with a single line of rule in gilt to boards, title in gilt to spine, top edge gilt. Text and 81 evocative and superb hand-colored plates of the costumes and trades of Great Britain.- an excellent complete copy with the plates in fine condition. RARE Spanish edition of the World in Miniature, concerning England, Scotland, and Ireland. Bound in 2 volumes with the complete list of plates in a slightly different order from those listed in Abbey Travel. Coloured plates in order: Volume 1. 1. Watchman. 2. Lord Mayer. 3. Alderman. 4. City Marshal. 5. Blue Coat Boy 6. Knight of the Garter. 7. Mail Coach. 8. General Postman. 9. British Peer. 10. Bishop. 11. Herald. 12. Yeoman Guard. 13. Fireman. 14. Life Boat. 15. Shrimper. 16. Milk Girl. 17. Bill Sticker. 18. Chimney Sweeper. 19. Charity Children. 20. Knife Grinder. 21. News-Man. 22. Common Councilman. 23. Counselor. 24. Gentleman Pensioner. 25. Doctor in Music, Oxford. 26. Huntsman. 27. Race Course. 28. Chelsea Pensioner / Greenwich Pensioner. 29. Parish Beadle. 30. Coachman. 31. Baker's Man. 32. Coal Porters. 33. Fishwoman / Dustman. Volume 2. 34. Brickmakers. 35. Stage Coach. 36. Pedlar. 37. Cat's Meat Woman. 38. Old Clothesman. 39. Link-Man. 40. Match Girl. 41. Trad Mill. 42. Lamp Lighter. 43. Barrow Woman. 44. Scavengers. 45. Hawkers. 46. Bachelor of Laws, Oxford. 47. Nobleman - Oxford. 48. Scholar - Oxford. 49. Servitor - Oxford. 50. Commoner - Oxford. 51. Collector - Oxford. 52. Westminster Scholar. 53. Quakers. 54. Steam Boat. 55. Inland Navigation. 56. Ticket - Porter. 57. Porter Brewer's Draymen. 58. Ale Brewer's Draymen. 59. House Maid. 60. English Peasant. 61. Butcher's Boy. 62. Fisherman. 63. Smithfield Drover. 64. Hackney Coachman and Cad. 65. Boxers. 66. Knight of the Bath. 67. Fellow Commoner, Cambridge. 68. Master of Arts / Pensioner of Trinity College / Sizer, Cambridge. 69. Proctor - Cambridge. 70. Esquire Beadle / Yeoman Beale, Cambridge. 71. Doctor in Divinity (in the ermined Robe or Cope), Cambridge. 72. Doctor in Law or Physic (in Congregational Robes), Cambridge. 73. Wine Coopers. Scotland. 74. Scotch Peasant Girl 75. Scotch Piper. 76. Scotch Shepherd. 77. Campbell of Breadalbane. 78. Frazer of Lovat. Ireland. 79. Knight of St. Patrick 80. Irish Pavior. 81. Bricklayer's Labourer.
