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Observations relative chiefly to the natural history, picturesque scenery and antiquities of the western counties of England, made in the years 1794 and 1796 : Illustrated by a mineralogical map, and sixteen views in aquatinta by Alken / by William George Maton.

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Alken, Samuel 1756-1815 [Etcher].

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Observations relative chiefly to the natural history, picturesque scenery and antiquities of the western counties of England, made in the years 1794 and 1796 : Illustrated by a mineralogical map, and sixteen views in aquatinta by Alken / by William George Maton.