Picturesque Europe Vol. I, II, III

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Picturesque Europe Vol. I, II, III

Description and Illustration of Cities and Famous Places in Europe – 3 Volumes. Edited by Bayard Taylor, engraved by Birket Foster, Harry Fenn, J. Mogford, C. Johnson, J. Boot, and many others, published by D. Appleton and Company. Volume I describes the British Isles over 488 pages: 4 pages: Introduction, index of 21 steel engravings (The Bass Rock, Edinburgh from Calton Hill, Dover Castle, Warwick Castle, Windsor Castle, Norham Castle, The Bent Cliff, Balmoral Castle, etc.) 3 pages: Index of articles and over 200 wood engravings. Slight damage: about 8 small tears and 5 light stains at the top outer edge. Volume II covers 460 pages: Topics include Cambridge, South Wales, The Isle of Wight, Normandy and Brittany, The Italian Lakes, The Passes of the Alps, The Cornice Road, The Rhine, Venice, The Channel Islands, The Pyrenees, Rome, Spain, Old German Towns, Naples, etc. 3 pages: Index of 22 steel engravings (Turnburg Castle, Ayrshire in Scotland; Falls of the Hespte; Orta; The Bridge of Gondo; Hospenthal; Venice; St. Goar on the Rhine; The Bridge of Salamanca; Capri, etc.). 3 pages: Index of articles and over 200 wood engravings. Slight damage: 1 tear and 1 stain at the top edge. Volume III describes 491 pages: Norway, Spain, Lake Geneva, North Italy, Calabria and Sicily, The Black Forest, Sweden, The Tyrol, Gibraltar, Dresden and Saxon Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Constantinople, Belgium, Russia, Athens, Holland, The Danube, etc. 3 pages: Index of 20 steel engravings (The Leaning Tower in Saragossa; Verona; Old Houses in Strasbourg; Innsbruck; The Rhine at Lauffenberg; The Cathedral in Mechelen; etc.) 3 pages: Index of articles and over 200 wood engravings. Slight damage: 1 tear at the top edge.

c. 1875-1879

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Appleton