"Illustrations of the Vaudois in a series of views [...] ; Accompanied with Descriptions", Engraved by Edward Finden from drawings by Hugh Dyke Acland, Esq.

Genre de document:

Livre

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Auteur/éditeur:

Engraved by Edward Finden from drawings by Hugh Dyke Acland, Esq.

Standard: Acland, Hugh Dyke [Hugh Dyke Acland] Finden, Edward Francis [Edward Francis Finden]

Titre:

Illustrations of the Vaudois in a series of views [...] ; Accompanied with Descriptions

Standard:

Année de parution:

1831

Lieu de parution:

London

Standard: London [Londres]

Éditeur/imprimeur:

Charles Tilt, Fleet Street

Standard: Tilt, Charles

Pages:

Nombre des illustrations:

12 engrav. plates on China paper and a folded engrav. map (of the protestant valleys in Piemont)

Format:

24 cm

Numéro de notice:

http://www.archive.org/details/illustrationsofv00find

Sujets:

Vallées vaudoises - Cartes géographiques - 1800-1900
Vallées vaudoises - Iconographie - 1800-1900
Vaudois - Rentrée - 1689 - Iconographie

Table des matières:

Introduction (pp. 1-12)

Title of the engravings: Lausanne / The Col de Bonhomme from Contamines / Near Mont Cenis / Arch at Susa / Salabertraun / Prali / The Serre le Cruel / The Balsi / Pra del Tor / The rock of Castel Luzzo / La Tour / La Tour de Lucerne from the heights above Marguerite

Résumé/commentaire:

Acland was the publisher, translator and illustrator of The glorious Recovery by the Vaudois of their Valleys by Henri Arnaud (J. Murray, London, 1827).

This volume, published 4 years later, presents just the map and the 12 fine engravings by Edward Finden, without the text. Accompanied with an introduction to the history of the Vaudois and plate descriptions.