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[Alum Works]
Geo. Walker Del. Engraved by R. Havell
Publish'd by Robinson & Son, Leeds, March 1, 1814.
Aquatint printed in colour with accompanying text sheet, each 260 x 370mm (10¼ x 14½").
Trades print, from George Walker's 'The Costume of Yorkshire', with explanatory text sheet which reads: 'There are various alum works on the coast of Yorkshire, to the north of Scarborough, and particularly in the neighbourhood of Whitby, which carry on a very extensive trade. It is impossible, within the compass of a print or drawing, to give an adequate idea of the sublimity of the alum rocks and neighbouring scenery; the annexed Plate therefore can only be given as a very faint and humble miniature.'
[Ref: 43699] £120.00
Publish'd by Robinson & Son, Leeds, March 1, 1814.
Aquatint printed in colour with accompanying text sheet, each 260 x 370mm (10¼ x 14½").
Trades print, from George Walker's 'The Costume of Yorkshire', with explanatory text sheet which reads: 'There are various alum works on the coast of Yorkshire, to the north of Scarborough, and particularly in the neighbourhood of Whitby, which carry on a very extensive trade. It is impossible, within the compass of a print or drawing, to give an adequate idea of the sublimity of the alum rocks and neighbouring scenery; the annexed Plate therefore can only be given as a very faint and humble miniature.'
[Ref: 43699] £120.00