Volume 1
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.
- William George Maton
- Date:
- 1797
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: 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. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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