
Cambria Depicta
A Tour through North Wales, Illustrated with Picturesque Views
Edward Pugh(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 18. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
620 pages
978-1-108-06148-3 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1816, this lively and informative narrative of a walking tour of North Wales was written by Edward Pugh (1763-1813) and richly illustrated with engravings of his own watercolour drawings of people and landscapes. (In this reissue, the drawings are reproduced in black and white, but the colour originals can be viewed at http://www.cambridge.org/9781108061483.) Pugh, a native Welsh speaker, travelled some 800 miles, criss-crossing Wales in every direction, collecting information about the industrial and agricultural condition of the country. He conversed with almost everyone he met, on the road and in the inns where he stayed. The book began as a guide to artists unwilling to risk departing from the main tourist routes where English was spoken. By the time it was published, however, its main aim was to vindicate the character of the Welsh people from the ill-informed accounts of English tourists.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
71 Plates, color
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1584 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-06148-3 (9781108061483)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface; 1. Chester; 2. Paris mines; 3. Bangor ferry; 4. Pwllheli; 5. Cader Idris; 6. Montgomery; 7. Bala; 8. Rhuabon; 9. Holywell; 10. Pool Park; 11. Llanferres mines.