A Gentleman's Tour Through Monmouthshire and Wales, in the months of June and Jukly, 1774. [WYNDHAM Henry Penruddocke] 1736-1819 Publisher: T. Evans Publish Year: 1781 Publish Place: London: near York Buildings, in the Strand. Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007125 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall Jacket Condition: Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 2nd Edition Inscription: Unknown £100.00 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information VG, 2nd ed, 1 pl. In contemporary marked calf. Spine, gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf label, edges worn. Internally, frontis, [2], (v), [1], [1], 2-246 pp, 1 pl, gilt tooling to board edges, authors name to tp head, bookplate to fpd (Willm. Long Esq). (112*179 mm). (Anderson 335). Wyndham was accompanied on his journey of 1777 by the Swiss watercolourist Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, whose works illustrated the account. Grimm was one of many artists attracted by the romantic Welsh landscape in the second half of the eighteenth century, and his views are among the most important products of the tour. The Tour is a historical and antiquarian work, intended to persuade English tourists to visit the region. There is some very sketchy information about accommodation and routes, but the bulk of the work describes the antiquities and dramatic landscapes of the region. The handsome volume shows that Wyndham had a real interest in his subject. ODNB.
