illustrated book; print

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Object Type: illustrated book; print
Museum number: 1977,U.20.2-4
Description: 'A father's memoirs of his child. By Benj. Heath Malkin, Esq. M.A.F.A.S.' (London, Longman & Co) 1806; containing frontispiece with the portrait of Thomas Malkin as a young child, a plate with six topographical sketches, an engraved facsimile letter from Thomas Malkin to his father and uncle, and a large folded map of the imaginary county of Allestone after Thomas Malkin from 1801. Together with dedication to Thomas Johnes, and appendix. Bound in brown half-leather, with marbled boards. Etching, stipple and some engraving
Producer name: Published by: Longman; Printed by: Thomas Bensley; Print made by: Robert Hartley Cromek (frontispiece); After: William Blake (frontispiece)
School/style
Production date: 1806
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; stipple; engraving; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 230 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page); Width: 145 millimetres
Curator's comments: See 1977,U.20.1 for the frontispiece catalogued individually, with more detail on the artists invoved with that particular print. Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Illustration to: Benjamin Heath Malkin; Associated with: Thomas Williams Malkin
Associated titles
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1977,U.20.2-4

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