Torquay, from Livermead (c.1825)
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| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | L SC3277 |
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SC3277
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CD 49 DVD 7
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Moule, Thomas. Moule's English counties: Devonshire. London: G. Virtue; Simpkin and Marshall; Jennings and Chaplin, 1834. No. XLVII. p. 315.Torquay, one of the most beautiful and romantic of the English watering places, is situated in the north-eastern angle of Tor Bay, about two miles from the extreme point of Hope's Nose, the promontory which forms its northern boundary; sheltered as it is by a range of lofty hills, and placed in one of the most enchanting districts of this county, it excites admiration by its natural attractions. Buildings here are rapidly increasing in number and it is probably that at no great distance of time it will be entirely united to Tor Mohun. [
] The houses, which are all built of a kind of marble found of the spot, are scattered amongst the hills and valleys, commanding one of the most delightful views of the surrounding country. On the coast the rock scenery is truly magnificent, and from the heights the eye ranges over a wide extent of cultivated country, abounding in every variety of landscape, and terminated by the distant outline of the mountain Tors.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Lithograph
Dimensions
151x278mm
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From Livermead
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Dates
1825