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Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1776, on Several Parts of Great Britain
Particularly the High-Lands of Scotland

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  • Date Published: January 2014
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  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781108069397

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  • Clergyman, schoolmaster and writer on aesthetics, William Gilpin (1724–1804) is best known for his works on the picturesque. In his Essay on Prints, published in 1768 and reissued in this series, he defined picturesque as 'a term expressive of that peculiar kind of beauty, which is agreeable in a picture'. First published in 1789, this two-volume work forms part of a series which records his reflections on the picturesque across British landscapes. It traces the journey he made in 1776, equipped with notebook and sketching materials, exploring the landscape of the Scottish Highlands via northern England, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Reproductions of his pen-and-wash drawings are included. The companion volumes of Gilpin's Observations on other parts of Britain are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Volume 1 of the present work takes in such notable sites as Holyrood Palace, Stirling Castle, the Grampian Mountains and Glencoe.

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    • Date Published: January 2014
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781108069397
    • length: 282 pages
    • dimensions: 216 x 140 x 16 mm
    • weight: 0.36kg
    • contains: 21 b/w illus. 3 colour illus.
    • availability: Available

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    Dedication
    1. Country about Enfield-chace
    2. Gunnerby-hill
    3. Roche-abbey
    4. Kirkstall-abbey
    5. Strength of Liddel
    6. Banks of the Tiviot
    7. First view of Edinburgh
    8. Castle of Garvy
    9. Castle of Stirling
    10. Loch-leven
    11. Strathern
    12. Approach to Perth
    13. River Bran
    14. River Tay
    15. River Freer
    16. Taymouth-house
    17. Loch-tay
    18. Inverary-castle
    19. Account of the contention between two Scotch chiefs
    20. Present character of the highlander.

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