Mount Edgcumbe House (1845)
J. Harwood
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | S SC2117 |
Illustration Reference
SC2117
Location
CD 33 DVD 5
Publication Details
Scope and Content
The stranger's handbook to Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse, River Tamar, and vicinities. Devonport: W. Wood, 1850. Fifth Edition. pp. 54-5. Mount Edgcumbe, which forms a conspicuous object from a considerable distance in every direction around, at once adorns and dignifies the neighbourhood. It occupies an area of about three miles in circumference, and includes the entire peninsula between the Hamoaze and the Sound. The grounds, which are laid out in a most pleasing and diversified manner, rise on the east in precipitous acclivities from the rocky shore; [
] throughout the whole demesne an agreeable alternation of lawn, grove, and garden scenery gratifies and relieves the eye; yet the prevailing character is of a richly varied woodland order. The general impression which an examination of its beauties leaves on the mind, is that of a magnificent Italian landscape, with its thick umbrageous woods rising above each other "in gay theatric pride".[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Steel l.engr vign
Dimensions
113x160mm
Note
No. 630
Aspects
Exterior
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Dates
1845