Black Marble Quarry near Red Wharf Bay, Anglesea.

Original aquatint, drawn and engraved by William Daniell. Taken from -A Voyage round Great Britain- No. 27, Volume 2. William Daniell commenced a tour in a rowboat around Great Britain in the summers of the years 1813-16 starting and ending at Lands'-End in Cornwall. As he went he drew a series of 308 hand coloured sketches illustrating the character and prominent features of the coast. During the winter times he returned home to produce watercoloures and aquatints. A magnificient series of plates, almost all of equal quality . A magnificent series of plates, almost all of equal quality. Valuable as a record and exquisite in its presentation. It is the most important plate book on British Topography. To see more images go to:- [View Bookseller's Homepage]