"Cave entrance ̶ either Jin Fu San or Omei [Emei], probably latter 'Stone Cow Cave'." A natural vaulted ceiling of rock is shown outside a cave entrance in a mountain.
"Despair, an old man, sits in ragged clothing on the ground with instruments of suicide at his left hand, the corpse of Sir Terwin beside him and a skeleton on the rocks behind; to the left the Red Cross Knight holds a dagger to his own neck as Una ru...
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Published June 1st, 1775, by John Boydell Engraver, Cheapside, London
Pubd. 17 Nov. 1770, by I. Strutt, Little Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, E. Burns, No. 54, Tottenham Court Road, and E. Newberry, corner of St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Subject (Topic):
Harlequin (Fictitious character), Naval warfare, and Caves
A scene from Horace Walpole's Gothic novel The castle of Otranto, with the character Theodore depicted full-length on the right, wearing armor and holding a shield in his left arm, facing left and holding a sword out in front of him. He stands beside ...
A group of men explore a cave Peak Cavern (in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales), some with candles in their hats, most with candles in the hands. One holds a quizzing glass to his eye as he looks up at the ceiling of the cave. They stand on the edge...
Two men both with lit candles on their hats and candles in their hands look anxiously around as the walk through a cave, presumably Peak Cavern (also know as the Devil's Arse).
A line of men cross an underground river in Peak Cavern (in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales). Some of the men are riding on the backs of their companions while others lead the way holding lit candles in their hands or wearing them in their hats. Sta...
Small groups of men, some holdling candles, stand at the base of a cave looking up at stalactites. An opening at the top allows another group of tourists to look down into the cave, Peak Cavern (in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales). The group inside ...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
Published by Allen & Co., 15 Paternoster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Caving, Spelunkers, Caves, Rivers, Sightseers, and Stalactites & stalagmites
