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The Thames Illustrated: A Picturesque Journey from Richmond to Oxford (page 1/2)

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[picture: Front Cover]

Pictures from The Thames Illustrated: A Picturesque Journey from Richmond to Oxford (Richmond to Hampton Court) by John Leyland (1897).

The British Library catalogue says John Leyland was “of Forest Hill” but I have no more information than that.

The edition I have could be either 1897 or 1901. I am only guessing that he died no later than 1937, and that hence the images are out of copyright, but it seems likely.

Title: The Thames Illustrated: A Picturesque Journey from Richmond to Oxford

Author: Leyland, John

Published by: Geo. Newnes Ltd. Southampton St. W.C.

City: London

Date: 1897

Total items: 11

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: typographic ornament: rosette]

typographic ornament: rosette

A decorative rosette of oak leaves in a circle, used as a typographic ornament on the title page of the book. [more...] [$]

[picture: 94.---The Norman Tower]

94.—The Norman Tower

The Norman Tower at Windsor Castle. [$]

[picture: The Long Walk]

The Long Walk

“There remains to stroll in the famous Great Park, with its magnificent avenue of the Long Walk, three miles in length, flanked by its double lines of glorious elms, and terminating in the height of Snow Hill, which is crested by Westmacott’s [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: The Thames Illustrated: Title Page]

The Thames Illustrated: Title Page

The title page has a decorative border containing flowers, vines, and the face of a man with oak leaves for his beard, presumably intended as a reference to the Green Man of British folklore. [more...] [$]

[picture: typographic ornament: flower pointing right]

typographic ornament: flower pointing right

A calligraphic flower (a sort of predecessor to a printer’s flower) used as a typographic ornament on the title page of the book. [more...] [$]


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