Tour in Part of the Mercian and Northumbrian Kingdoms; from Downing to Alston Moor
'Tour in Part of the Mercian and Northumbrian Kingdoms; from Downing to Alston Moor'. A version of this tour was published posthumously as 'A Tour From Downing to Alston Moor' (London, 1801).
Title page illustrated with an oak garland.
This volume is based on a real tour, undertaken on horseback in 1773, with Pennant joined his artist Moses Griffith: it is summarised in Pennant's 'Literary Life' (1793), pp. 16–19. This extra-illustrated fair copy, however, was completed during the making of the 'Outlines', c.1788–c.1791: see 'Curious Travellers Editions' [https://editions.curioustravellers.ac.uk/], item ID 1136.
The 'Literary Life' attributes the original illustrations to Griffith, and some bear his signature and a date of composition. A number of these illustrations form the basis of plates published with the Tour in 1801. Illustrations (not all of which stem from the 1773 tour) include: view of the 'Castle at Castle Town' [on the Isle of Man, which Pennant visited in 1774], pp. 38–39; View of Sephton [i.e. Sefton] church, pp. 52–53; View of Lydiate Chapel, pp. 55–57; drawings of a glove, boot, and spoon supposedly used by Henry VI, pp. 100–101, and described p. 121; two views of Pendragon Castle in Westmoreland, pp. 156–157; a hollow oak, the last remaining of 'the famous...three Brothers' near Temple Sowerby, pp. 184–185; Numerous drawings of antiquities, apparently belonging to the 'Reverend Mr. Graham' at Netherby, pp. 224–225.
A view of Latham Hall [i.e. Lathom House, near Ormskirk] is attributed to 'Th[.] Falconer', pp. 60–61.
Pages 235–240 contain 'An account of the bewitching of Ferdinand Earl of Derby', see p. 34 for context.
Full itinerary and index in rear of volume.
Title page illustrated with an oak garland.
This volume is based on a real tour, undertaken on horseback in 1773, with Pennant joined his artist Moses Griffith: it is summarised in Pennant's 'Literary Life' (1793), pp. 16–19. This extra-illustrated fair copy, however, was completed during the making of the 'Outlines', c.1788–c.1791: see 'Curious Travellers Editions' [https://editions.curioustravellers.ac.uk/], item ID 1136.
The 'Literary Life' attributes the original illustrations to Griffith, and some bear his signature and a date of composition. A number of these illustrations form the basis of plates published with the Tour in 1801. Illustrations (not all of which stem from the 1773 tour) include: view of the 'Castle at Castle Town' [on the Isle of Man, which Pennant visited in 1774], pp. 38–39; View of Sephton [i.e. Sefton] church, pp. 52–53; View of Lydiate Chapel, pp. 55–57; drawings of a glove, boot, and spoon supposedly used by Henry VI, pp. 100–101, and described p. 121; two views of Pendragon Castle in Westmoreland, pp. 156–157; a hollow oak, the last remaining of 'the famous...three Brothers' near Temple Sowerby, pp. 184–185; Numerous drawings of antiquities, apparently belonging to the 'Reverend Mr. Graham' at Netherby, pp. 224–225.
A view of Latham Hall [i.e. Lathom House, near Ormskirk] is attributed to 'Th[.] Falconer', pp. 60–61.
Pages 235–240 contain 'An account of the bewitching of Ferdinand Earl of Derby', see p. 34 for context.
Full itinerary and index in rear of volume.