MARC Record view

001 $ 06/278
003 $ UK-LoRAA
005 $ 20200109164610.3
041 0 # $a eng
044 # # $a uk
245 0 0 $a Select Views In Great Britain, Engrav'd by S. Middiman, From Pictures and Drawings by the most eminent Artists. With Descriptions. -
260 # # $b Publish'd by John & Josiah Boydell, $a London $c (1784-1813)
300 # # $a [112] p., engr. t.pl., [53] pl.; $c 203×263 mm.
500 # # $a The plates carry no plate-numbers but are assigned numbers 1-53 in the accompanying texts and indices.
505 0 # $a [Half-t., frontis. (=pl. [1]), engr. t.pl.] - Advertisement - Avertissement - Index Of Names - List of Subjects, where situated, and by whom Painted, &c. - [Plates, and texts].
508 # # $a The title-plate is signed as engraved by Shepherd. The 53 views are signed as drawn or painted by G. Barrett, J. Smith, C. Metz, W. Marlow, F. Wheatly, T. Malton, S. Ireland, J. Barrett, E. Edwards, C. Powel(l), S. Middiman, M. Michell, R. Phillips, J. Wathen, W. Payne, S.H. Grim, Lord Duncannon, A. Callender or J.J. Ibbetson. All are signed as engraved by S. Middiman, except pl. [4], which is signed as engraved by W. Watts, and pl. [28] and [32], which are signed as etched by S. Middiman and engraved by W. Ellis.

Plates [1-32] carry the publisher's imprint of S. Middiman; pl. [33-48], that of J. & J. Boydell; pl. [49-53], that of Boydell & Co.
520 2 # $a No publication-date is given on the title-plate, but all plates carry publication-dates. Those with the publisher's imprint of S. Middiman (pl. 1-32) have dates ranging from Jan. 1, 1784 to May 25, 1787. Those having the imprint of J. & J. Boydell (pl. 33-48) carry dates ranging from Mar. 1 1788 to Jan. 3, 1792. Those having the imprint of Boydell & Co. (pl. 49-53) all carry the date of Jan. 1 1813.

The half-title reads, 'Middiman's Select Views In Great Britain'.

The descriptive texts are in English and French throughout.

The plates show views across Great Britain, from Windermere (pl. 1) to Folkstone (pl. 28) and from Swansea Bay (pl. 45) to Ben Ism (pl. 50). Many show views of the Lake District.
561 # # $a The verso of the rear loose endpaper is inscribed in pencil, 'S:A:H:', i.e. S.A. Hart, librarian of the Royal Academy 1864-81.
563 # # $a 19th-century black morocco, upper and lower covers decorated in blind and in gilt; gilt-decorated spine, lettered, 'Select Views'.
600 1 4 $a Middiman
653 # # $a Landscapes (environments) - Lakes - Mountains - Great Britain - History - 18th century - 19th century
653 # # $a Drawings - Landscapes (representations) - Great Britain - 18th century - 19th century
655 # 0 $a Views - Great Britain - 18th century - 19th century - Picturesque
655 # 0 $a Pictorial works - Great Britain - 18th century - 19th century
700 1 # $a Middiman $e draughtsman $e etcher $e engraver $e publisher
700 1 # $a Boydell $e publisher
700 1 # $a Boydell $e publisher
700 1 # $a Barrett $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Metz $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Marlow $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Wheatley $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Malton $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Ireland $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Barrett $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Edwards $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Powell $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Michell $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Phillips $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Wathen $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Payne $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Grim $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Duncannon $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Callender $e draughtsman
700 1 # $a Ibbetson $e draughtsman
710 2 # $a Boydell $e publisher
710 2 # $a Boydell $e publisher