Nine views, arranged in three rows with three each, showing castles and fortifications, houses, bridges over rivers, and harbor
Description:
Title and publication date from Isaac., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on top edge., Plate numbered "34" in upper right corner., and Partial watermark at lower edge: [...]C [...]06?
Publisher:
Printed and published by W. Davison, Alnwick
Subject (Topic):
Bridges, Castles & palaces, Forts & fortifications, Dwellings, and Bays (Bodies of water)
A collection of 24 proof sheets, mostly eight images per sheet, surrounded by typographic border. The images include a wide range of insects, aquatic animals, and mammals, both those common in England as well as those found in Africa and parts of the British Empire; small country scenes by Bewick or in his style; battles, scenes showing a variety of human relationships and occupations, and other scenes designed to illustrate chapbooks and tales such as Robin Hood and Blue Beard and other tales. Also included are satirical prints such as Bewick’s ‘Clown’s Visit to the Moon’, or Davison’s publication on local history
Description:
William Davison (1781-1858), printer in Alnwick, as well as a pharmacist, newspaper produce and local philanthropist; a partner with John Catnach until 1808. Davison's output included notepaper and handbills, newspapers, chapbooks, an illustrated bible, and prayerbooks. He set up a small foundry to produce his own metal stereotypes, which according to his trade catalog, numbered 1082 cast-iron ornaments and wood types, many of these come from wood engravings by Bewick or from Davison’s own jobbing engravers after Bewick’s images., Title devised by cataloger., Date range for publication from dealer's description., Sheets numbered 1, 3-8, 11, 33-35, 37-42, 46, 48-50, 52, 54, 65; preserved in old frayed wrappers., Many of the images are reproduced in: Isaac, P. C. G. William Davisons's new specimen of cast-metal ornaments and wood types. London : Printing Historical Society, 1990., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published by W. Davison, Bondgate Street, Alnwick
Subject (Topic):
Birds, Fairy tales, Fish, Insects, Landscapes, Mammals, and Reptiles
