Exeter, from Exwick Hill (1854)
J. Harwood
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | S SC0950 |
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SC0950
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CD 16 DVD 3
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White, William. History, gazetteer, and directory of Devon. Sheffield: Robert Leader, 1850. p. 51.Being situated on a hill among hills, Exeter has a high character for salubrity, cleanliness, and picturesque scenery. It is seen to great advantage from Exwick hill, on the north-west, where there is a beautiful prspect, - the low grounds through which winds the Exe in its sinuous course, are in front; with the rich foliage of the Northernhay elms crowning the ramparts of the Castle hill, whence, too, may be obtained a delightful view of the surrounding country; - the numerous churches and other buildings of the city spreading gradually from the river, till they are surmounted by the towers of the venerable Cathedral; - while the distant hills and the heights of Haldon, with their bold and swelling outlines, terminate the landscape.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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Steel l.engr vign
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70x100mm
Note
No. 316
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From Exwick Hill
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Dates
1854