The Modern Universal British Traveller

A late Georgian tour of England, Wales and Scotland unfolds in prints from The Modern Universal British Traveller, issued in...

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A late Georgian tour of England, Wales and Scotland unfolds in prints from The Modern Universal British Traveller, issued in 1777–1779 and credited to Charles Burlington, David Llewellyn Rees and Alexander Murray, who combined topographical description with maps and engraved views. Thomas Bowen's general map and road maps set out the country, and town prospects show Bath, Birmingham, York, Carlisle and many more, with cathedral cities, castles and country houses along the way. Thames-side views link London with Richmond, Putney, Fulham and Chiswick, Scottish and Welsh subjects reach Inverness, Stirling and Haverfordwest, and Jersey takes the tour offshore.

A late Georgian tour of England, Wales and Scotland unfolds in prints from The Modern Universal British Traveller, issued in 1777–1779 and credited to Charles Burlington, David Llewellyn Rees and Alexander Murray, who combined topographical description with maps and engraved views. Thomas Bowen's general map and road maps set out the country, and town prospects show Bath, Birmingham, York, Carlisle and many more, with cathedral cities, castles and country houses along the way. Thames-side views link London with Richmond, Putney, Fulham and Chiswick, Scottish and Welsh subjects reach Inverness, Stirling and Haverfordwest, and Jersey takes the tour offshore.

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