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Prints and Drawings of Britain Before 1800

Bernard Nurse

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English

Bodleian Library
25 January 2021

Prints & printmaking; Man-made objects depicted in art (cityscapes & machines); History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Historical geography

Provincial towns in Britain grew in size and importance in the eighteenth century. Ports such as Glasgow and Liverpool greatly expanded, while industrial centres such as Birmingham and Manchester flourished. Market towns outside London developed as commercial centres or as destinations offering spa treatments as in Bath, horse racing in Newmarket or naval services in Portsmouth. Containing over 100 images of towns in England, Wales and Scotland, this book draws on the extensive Gough collection in the Bodleian Library. Contemporary prints and drawings provide a powerful visual record of the development of the town in this period, and finely drawn prospects and maps - made with greater accuracy than ever before - reveal their early development. This book also includes perceptive observations from the journals and letters of collector Richard Gough (1735-1809), who travelled throughout the country on the cusp of the industrial age.

'A treasure trove of a book and an excellent starting point for anyone seeking to understand what British towns in the eighteenth century looked like.' - Peter Borsay, Aberystwyth University

By: Bernard Nurse
Imprint: Bodleian Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 278mm,
ISBN: 9781851245178
ISBN 10: 1851245170
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 25 January 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bernard Nurse is the former Librarian of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the author of London: Prints and Drawings before 1800 (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2017).

Reviews for Town: Prints and Drawings of Britain Before 1800

A treasure trove of a book and an excellent starting point for anyone seeking to understand what British towns in the eighteenth century looked like. -- Peter Borsay, Aberystwyth University