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IRELAND, Samuel.
Picturesque Views on the River Thames, from its source in Gloucestershire to the Nore; with Observations on the Public Buildings and Other Works of Art in its Vicinity.
These volumes offer a guide to sites along the Thames including Blenheim Castle, Windsor Castle, London Bridge, Westminster Abbey, and Greenwich Hospital. The aquatints are based on drawings by Ireland, who published a series of river guides, starting with "A Picturesque Tour through France, Holland, Brabant...made in 1789" - followed by the present work, then "Picturesque Views on the River Medway" (1793), and "Picturesque Views on the River Wye" (1797). The shift to subjects closer to home was encouraged by Britain's long war with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, which lasted from 1793 to 1815.
- Published
- London: T. & J. Egerton, 1792.
- References
- Abbey Scenery 430; Prideaux, pp.271 and 341; Bobins 669.
- Plates
- 52 + 2
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: T. & J. Egerton, 1792.
- Ref
- 5458
2 vols, octavo, Vol 1: Course of the River Thames from its Source to Maidenhead Bridge; Vol 2: Course of the River Thames from Maidenhead Bridge to the Nore. Coloured frontispieces and 52 hand-coloured aquatint plates, one map, and some woodcut illustrations in text. Riviere's full red calf with gilt in rule to spine boards, gilt decoration to spine compartments, and top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and bookplate of 'Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons. Bart'. In good condition. Vol 1 spine re-hinged. All plates without signatures, date, or imprint. Vol 2 fresh endpapers, and hinges, spine relaid. Rebinding and restoration work on this book was carried out by Ron Norman of Hartlepool (Ronnorn@aol.com) Coloured plates in order: Volume 1. 1. Title page. 2. Thames head bridge &c. 3. Entrance to the Tunnell, leading to Sapperton Hill, Gloucestershire. 4. Eisey-bridge, Wiltshire. 5. Kempsford Church &c., Gloucestershire. 6. St. John's and the adjoining bridge, across the new cut, near Lechlade, Gloucestershire. 7. Radcote-bridge, Farringdon-bill &c. 8. New-bridge, Oxfordshire. 9. Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire. 10. Ensham-bridge, Oxon. 11. Blenheim Castle. 12. Remains of Henry II Palace as it stood in Woodstock-park in 1714. 13. Godstow-bridge & remains of the Nunnery. 14. Magdalen College & Bridge, Oxford. 15. Christ Church College & South-bridge, Oxford. 16. View at Iffley, near Oxford. 17. Earl Harcourt's, at Nuneham-Courtney, Oxon. 18. View at Abingdon, Berks. 19. Culham-bridge, near Abingdon. 20. Clifton, Oxfordshire. 21. Shillingford-bridge, Berks. 22. Wallingford bridge &c. 23. Goreing, Oxfordshire. 24. Caversham-bridge, Oxfordshire. 25. Sunning-bridge &c., Berks. 26. Henley-bridge, Oxon. 27. Marlow bridge &c. 28. Liefden spring, Bucks. Volume 2. 29. Title page. 30. Maidenhead-bridge. Cliefden-woods &c. 31. Windsor Castle. 32. Hernes Oak. Windsor Park. 33. Eton College. 34. South East View of Datchet bridge. 35. East view of Staines bridge. 36. Chertsey bridge &c. 37. Walton-bridge. Surry. 38. Hampton Court-bridge &c. 39. Kingston, Surry. 40. Strawberry Hill. 41. Richmond-bridge. 42. Kew bridge & from Strand on the green. 43. Putney-bridge & Church. 44. Chelsea. 45. Chelsea College & Ranelagh-house. 46. Lambeth Palace &c. 47. Westminster-bridge, Abbey &c. 48. Somerset Place. 49. Design for a bridge near Somerset place by Thos. Sandby Esq, RA. 50. Black-friars-bridge &c. 51. London-bridge &c. 52. Tower of London. 53. Greenwich Hospital. 54. Tilbury Fort.
