Blagdon, Francis William, 1778-1819, Orme's graphic history of the life, exploits, and death of Horatio Nelson , [1806]
- Title(s):
- Orme's graphic history of the life, exploits, and death of Horatio Nelson : Viscount and Baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham-Thorpe and the county of Norfolk : Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hilborough in the said county : Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath : Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron of the Fleet : also, Duke of Bronte in Sicily : Knight Grand Cross of the Sicilian Order of St. Ferdinand and of merit : member of the Ottoman Order of the Crescent : and Knight Grand Commander of the order of St. Joachim : containing fifteen engravings, and intended as an accompaniment to the three celebrated whole-sheet plates of His Lordship's splendid victories, viz. the battles of St. Vincent's, the Nile, and Trafalgar, which are explained by references and keys / the memoirs by Francis William Blagdon.
- Additional Title(s):
Graphic history of the life, exploits, and death of Horatio Nelson
Orme's Graphic history of the life, exploits & death of Lord Viscount Nelson
Graphic history of the life, exploits & death of Lord Viscount Nelson- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for, published and sold by Edward Orme, 59, Bond-Street, the corner of Brook Street; and by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster-Row. J. G. Barnard, Printer, 57, Snow-Hill, [1806]
[London] : J.G. Barnard, 51, Snow-Hill, 1806. - Physical Description:
- [4], 66, viii, [11] pages, [15] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 37 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsDA87.1.N4 B533 1806+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/7083610
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Cover title, on publisher's printed label: "Orme's Graphic history of the life, exploits & death of Lord Viscount Nelson."
Engravings by James Godby, William Pickett, John Swaine, J. Clark, H. Merke, J. R. Hamble; after J. Clark, W.M. Craig, J.M.W. Turner, William Orme. Some printed by J. Nichols, Earl's court, Newport-street, Soho.
Abbey suggests that a variant issue (Life 327), which lacks date of publication on the title page, was also issued in 1806.
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 328
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 351
NSTC, O466
Publisher's advertisement: 1 page at end. Printed by J.G. Barnard.
BAC DA87.1.N4 B533 1806+: The Abbey copy. Contains additional leaves: "Lines, by H. Tresham, Esq, R.A." (one leaf, verso blank, inserted after plate 12); "Proclamation of Lord Nelson" (one leaf, verso blank, inserted after page 66). Bound in publisher's original black boards, with engraved title label on front cover. - Subject Terms:
- Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography.Great Britain -- History -- 1789-1820.Great Britain -- History, Naval.Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1814.Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Sea life.Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805.
- Form/Genre:
- Aquatints.
Hand coloring.
Stipple engravings.
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