DANIELL, William (1767-1837) and AYTON, Richard (1786-1823). A Voyage Round Great Britain. London: T. Davison for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown and William Daniell, 1814 [-1825].

DANIELL, William (1767-1837) and AYTON, Richard (1786-1823). A Voyage Round Great Britain. London: T. Davison for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown and William Daniell, 1814 [-1825].

A fine copy with the plates printed on card of "The most important colour plate book on British topography" (Tooley), including the rarely found and separately published map. The titles of volumes IV-VI bear the penciled signature “W. Daniell” in a 19th century hand. As few as 25 sets may have been issued with the plates on card. Abbey Scenery 16; Tooley 177.

Eight volumes, quarto (358 x 260mm). Uncolored aquatint dedication and 308 hand-colored aquatint plates with grey wash borders, by and after Daniell, on card and mounted on guards, with the separately published folding aquatint map entitled "Index Chart to the Voyage" (lacking the uncolored "Kemaes Head" engraving, occasional minor spotting and staining). Modern green half morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spines in six compartments, top edges gilt. Provenance: George Haynes (inscription on title of vols. I-VI).

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