- Museum number
- 1947,0208.1.1-105
- Description
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Album half-bound in tooled and gilded leather and marbled boards and end-papers, containing 105 drawings pasted onto album leaves, with topographical views of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Guernsey and Jersey.
Views include: Tunbridge Wells, St. Cross near Winchester, bridge at Winchester, Salisbury (including Market Place), Netley Abbey, Corfe Castle (one view with aqueduct), Lulworth Cove (Dorset), Portland Island and Weymouth Castle, Weymouth Harbour with frigates, Chapel Rocks near Lyme (Dorsetshire). Dover Cliffs and Castle, Wardour Castle, Fenny Bridges (since pulled down) between Honiton and Exeter (Devon), Dartmouth Castle (Devon), Fowey Harbour (Cornwall), 'manufactory' and old buildings in Exe Island in Exeter (Devon); bridge near Exeter destroyed by a flood; Lidmouth (Devon); Oakhampton Bridge and Castle (Devon); view with bridge over Tamer near Callington (Cornwall) and mining machinery; Teignmouth (Devon); Dartington House near Totnes (Devon); the Teign in Devonshire; Launceston Castle and town and bridge dividing Devonshire from Cornwall; Ilfracombe (Devon); Somerton (Somersetshire); Stourton village and Stourhead Park; Little Malvern Church (Worcestershire); Chepstow (Castle and town); Severn and Wye; Tintern Abbey (Monmouthsire); Goodrich Castle (near the Wye); Raglan Castle; ruined and haunted (?) house (between Hereford and Leominster); Wenlock Abbey (Shropshire); Bridgnorth Bridge (Shropshire); Chester; Llangollen Bridge and Castell Dinas Bran; Snowdon; Richmond Castle (Yorkshire); Ludlow Castle (Shropshire); Hadleigh Church and Parsonage Library (Suffolk); Malmsbury Abbey; Bramber Castle; Latimer (Buckinghamshire); a storm; Oystermouth Castle; view near Swansea; Cardiff Castle; Newport Castle; Uske (Usk) Bridge, Castle and town; Dinefwr Castle near Llandeilo; on the road from Llandovery to Carmarthen; Newport (with castle, bridge and river); Caerphilly Castle; River Liffey; Glaendalough; high ground above Howth with views of Ireland's Eye and Lambay Island; Ross Castle and Lake of Killarney; Upper Lake of Killarney seen from road from Kenmare; Lower Lake of Killarney and grounds of Muckross [House]; ruins of a forge [?] near Killarney; Carrickgfergus Castle and the Bay of Belfast; Larne harbour, lake and town; Cushendall (also known as Newtown Glens); Dunluce Castle near the Giant's Causeway; Plaskin Head (?) near the Giant's Causeway; Lough Neah and Lord O'Neil's (?) house; castle and W. Burke's house, in County Galway; Kilconnell Abbey, County Galway; Portumna Abbey and the Shannon from Lord Clanricarde's lawn; Bantry Bay (from the headland at the back of Lord Bantry's); Guernsey including Portlet, de Condrai Mill (windmill); St Helier's Bay in Jersey taken from St Austins; Gorey Castle (Le Chateau Mont Orgueil} Jersey; Elizabeth Castle and St Helier's Bay (Jersey).
Mainly pen and brown or black ink and grey or brown wash over graphite with some watercolour, some drawings on coloured paper, most on off-white wove paper pasted onto album leaves. All versos blank.
F1r Country lane with trees in leaf and inn, right. Inscribed below, “Near Tonbridge Wells on the London Road”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F2r Large hall with small house on either side and church tower in distance.
Inscribed below, “St. Cross near Winchester”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F3r Inscribed below, “Bridge at the Entrance of Winchester with the Remains of the Bishops Palace & the Tower of the Cathedral”.Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F4r Inscribed below, “Market Place Salisbury Court House & Spire of the Cathedral “. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F5r Inscribed below, “Netley Abbey”. Pen and black ink with brown wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F6r Inscribed below, “ Entrance to Corfe Castle Dorsetshire”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F7r Inscribed below, “Corfe Castle”.Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F8r Inscribed below, “Lulworth Cove Dorset. Pen and black ink with brown and grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F9r Inscribed below, “Portland Island, part of Chipel Bank & Weymouth Castle”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F10r Inscribed below, “View outwards of Weymouth Harbour with two frigates and the Transit four masted Vepel in the Bay”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F11r Inscribed below, “Chapel Rocks near Lyme Dorsetshire”.Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F12r Inscribed below, “Dover Cliffs and Castle Kent”.Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F13r Inscribed below, “Wardour Castle Wilts”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F14r Inscribed below, “Fermy Bridges between Honiton & Exeter since pulled down”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F15r Inscribed below, “Dartmouth Castle Devon”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F16r Inscribed below, “Fowey Harbour Cornwall”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F17r Inscribed below, “Manufactory and old buildings – Exe Island – Exeter Devon “. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F18r Inscribed below, “Bridge about two miles above Exeter destroyed by a flood”. Pen and black ink with brown wash.
F19r Inscribed below,” Sidmouth Devon”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on pale brown paper.
F20r Inscribed below, “Sidmouth”. Pen and black ink with grey and brown wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F21r Inscribed below, “Oakhampton Bridge – Devon”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F22r Inscribed below, “Oakhampton Castle Devonshire”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F23r Inscribed below,”Bridge over the Tamer[i.e.Tamar] near Callington Cornwall with mining machinery”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F24r Sea and cliffs. Inscribed below, “Teignmouth Devon”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F25r Inscribed below, “Dartington House near Totnes Devon – Mr Champornouns”[?] Pen and black ink with graphite and grey wash.
F26r Inscribed below, “On the Teign in Devonshire about two miles up the River from the bridge to Morton Hampstead”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F27r Inscribed below, “Launceston Town and Castle taken from near the bridge which divides Devon from Cornwall”. Pen and black ink with graphite and grey wash.
F28r Inscribed below, “Entrance of Launceston and Castle Cornwall”. Pen and black ink with graphite and grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale yellow wash.
F29r Bay with sailing-boats. Inscribed below, “ Ilfracomb[e] N.Devon”. Pen and black ink with graphite and grey wash on pale brown paper.
F30r Roofed market cross [Butter Cross] with church and market hall. Inscribed below, “Somerton Somersetshire”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F31r Inscribed below, “Stourton Village and the temples in Stourhead Park. – Sir R. Hoares Somersetshire”. Pen and black ink with graphite and grey wash.
F32r Inscribed below, “Stourhead Gardens from the Entrance near the Village”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F33r Inscribed below, “Little Malvern Church Worcestershire”. Pen and black ink with beige wash.
F34r Inscribed below, “Chepstow Castle and Town”. Graphite.
F35r Inscribed below, “Chepstow Castle”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F36r Inscribed below, “Interiour [i.e. interior] of Chepstow Castle”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F37r Inscribed below, “Severn and Wye from the top of Windcliff hill near Tintern Abbey”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale yellow wash.
F38r Inscribed below, “The Severn from the corner of Newnham Church Yard”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale pink wash.
F39r Inscribed below, “Tintern Abbey Monmouthshire”. Pen and black ink with brown and grey wash.
F40r Inscribed below, “Tintern Abbey”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F41r Inscribed below, “Tintern Abbey. Interiour from the Entrance”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F42r Inscribed below, “On the Wye between Tintern & Monmouth”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F43r Inscribed below, “Goodrich Castle near the Wye”. On pale brown paper. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F44r Inscribed below, “Ragland [Raglan] Castle”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F45r Inscribed below, “Ragland Castle”. Pen and brown ink over gra-phite and black chalk with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F46r Inscribed below, “Ragland Castle”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F47r Inscribed below, “Ragland Castle – Interiour”. Pen and black ink with pale brown and grey wash.
F48r Inscribed below, “Ruinous and supposed haunted House as you ascend the hills on the Road from Hereford to Leominster”. Pen and black ink with brown wash on pale grey paper.
F49r Inscribed below, “Wenloe Abbey Shropshire”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F50r Inscribed below, “Bridgenorth Bridge Salop”. Pen and black ink with graphite and brown wash.
F51r Inscribed below, “Chester”.Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F52r Inscribed below, “Llangollen Bridge and Castle Dinas Brand [i.e.Bran]. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F53r Inscribed below, “Snowden. N.Wales”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F54r Inscribed below, “Snowden. N.Wales from a small stream near Capel Kurig” [Curig]. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F55r Inscribed below, “Richmond Castle Yorkshire”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F56r Inscribed below, “Ludlow Castle Shropshire”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F57r Inscribed below, “Hadleigh Church and Parsonage library Suffolk”. Pen with black and brown ink and watercolour.
[Two unnumbered blank leaves.]
F58r Inscribed below, “Mamisbury[i.e.Malmesbury] Abbey”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F59r Inscribed below, “Malmsbury[i.e.Malmesbury] Abbey”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F60r Inscribed below, “Bramber Castle near Shoreham”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F61r Inscribed below, “Latimers [i.e.Latimer House]Bucks”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F62r River and small bridge with old houses on either side. No inscription. Pen and black ink.
[Six unnumbered blank leaves.]
F63r Castle on hill overlooking stormy sea, with horseriders in foreground. No inscription. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F64r Inscribed below, “Oystermouth Castle near Swansea”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F65r Inscribed below, “Oystermouth Castle”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F66r Inscribed below, “Oystermouth Castle”. Pen and brown ink with brown and grey wash.
F67r Row of houses and trees, left; hills and stream with small bridge, right. Inscribed below, “Near Swansea”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F68r Inscribed below, “Cardiff Castle Ld Butes”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F69r Inscribed below, “Newport Castle”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F70r Inscribed below, “Uske Bridge,Castle & part of the town”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F71r Inscribed below, “ Dynevor Castle near Llandils”. Bottom to left .Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F72r Inscribed below, “ On the road from Llandowey [i.e.Llandovery] to Carmarthen”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F73r Inscribed below, “Newport”. Bottom to left . Pen and brown ink with brown wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F74r Inscribed below, “Caerphilly Castle”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F75r Inscribed below, “Caerphilly Castle”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F76r Inscribed below, “Caerphilly Castle”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F77r Inscribed below, “On the River Liffey about four miles from Dublin Ireland”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F78r Inscribed below, “Glendelan[Glendalough?] or the 7.Churches Coy Wicklow Ireland”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F79r Inscribed below, “From the high ground above Howth over the old Abbey to the Islands of Ireland, Eye and Lambay”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F80r Inscribed below, “Ross Castle and part of the lake of Killarney”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F81r Inscribed below, “ Upper Lake of Killarney – Ireland”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F82r Inscribed below, “The Upper Lake of Killarney as first seen on the road from Kenmare”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F83r Inscribed below, “Lower Lake Killarney, and the grounds of Mucress[i.e.Muckross]”. Pen and black ink with grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale orange wash.
F84r Inscribed below, “Ruin of a Forge near Killarney”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F85r Inscribed below, “Carrickfergus Castle – Bay of Belfast. Ireland”. Pen and black ink with grey wash .
F86r Inscribed below, “Carrickfergus Castle Bay of Belfast”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F87r Inscribed below, “Larne Harbour, Lake , and Town – North of Ireland – and South of the Scotch wart on the right”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F88r Inscribed below, “Newtown Glens County of Antrim from the road on the Sea wart”. Pen and black ink with grey and brown wash.
F89r Inscribed below, “Dunluce Castle near the Giants Causeway Nth of Ireland”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F90r Inscribed below, “Dunluce Castle - the only Entrance being across the single wall on the left, and the Sea seen through under the Rock”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F91r Inscribed below, “The Plaskin Head and Rocks near the Giants Causeway”. Graphite and grey wash.
F92r Inscribed below, “Lough Neagh near Antrim Ireland & Lord O’Neals home”. Pen and black ink with brown and grey wash.
F93r Inscribed below, “ Castle of [blank] County of Galway & Mr Burke’s House”. Pen and black ink with brown and grey wash.
F94r Inscribed below, “Killconnell Abbey County of Galway”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F95r Inscribed below, “Ruins of Portumna Abbey and the Shannon taken from Ld Clanricards [i.e.Clanricarde’s] Lawn”. Pen and black ink with grey wash.
F96r Inscribed below, “Bantry Bay Ireland from the headland at the back of Lord Bantrys looking out to the Sea”. Pen and black ink with brown and grey wash.
[2 blank unnumbered leaves.]
F97r Inscribed below, “Guernsey”. Pen and black and brown ink with brown wash.
F98r Inscribed below, “Guernsey”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F99r Inscribed below, “Guernsey”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash on cream paper prepared with pale yellow wash.
F100r Inscribed below, “Portlet – Guernsey”. Pen and brown ink with brown and grey wash on cream paper prepared with pale yellow wash.
F101r Inscribed below, “De Coudrai Mill Guernsey”. Pen and brown and black ink with brown wash.
F102r Inscribed below, “St Helleirs Bay Jersey taken from St Austins”.Pen and black ink with brown wash.
F103r Inscribed below, “Chateau D’Orgueil Jersey where Charles 2d lived some time”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
F104r Inscribed below, “Queen Elisabeths Fort St Helliers Bay Jersey”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash on cream paper prepared with pale yellow wash.
F105r Inscribed below, “St Helliers Bay Jersey from the Citadel”. Pen and brown ink with brown wash.
- Production date
- 1800-1820 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 290 millimetres (album sheet)
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Height: 430 millimetres (covers)
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Height: 258 millimetres (drawn sheet; maximum)
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Height: 183 millimetres (drawn sheet; minimum)
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Width: 415 millimetres (album sheet)
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Width: 295 millimetres (covers)
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Width: 411 millimetres (drawn sheet; maximum)
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Width: 258 millimetres (drawn sheet; minimum)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- One view is of the original two 'Fenny Bridges' in a landscape, rather than a village or hamlet of that name.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1947
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1947,0208.1.1-105
