Yale Center for British Art

Title:
A collection of publications relating to Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead / by John Sykes.
Published / Created:
[Newcastle-upon-Tyne] : Printed for John Sykes, Bookseller, at Johnson's Head, 179 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, [1835?]
Physical Description:
534 p. in various pagings : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Illustrations by Thomas Bewick, James Wilson Carmichael, and Thomas Allom; after J.F. Lambert, J. Archer, and William A. Le Petit.
Contents:
Stanzas on the intended new line of road -- An account of the disease termed Cholera Morbus -- Newcastle literary magazine, Jan. 1 1824 -- Statue of King Charles II -- Statue of King James II -- Account of the last moments and death of His Majesty King George IV -- Account of the rebellions in the years 1715 and 1716, 1745 and 1746 -- Verses on Alnick Castle-- Rights of the public to the valuable library of St. Nicholas Church, Newcastle -- Account of the death and funeral procession of His Royal Highness Frederick, Duke of York -- Account of the proceedings in celebration of the coronations of ... George III and Charlotte, September 22, 1761 ...
Subject Terms:
Newcastle upon Tyne (England) -- History. | Gateshead (England) -- History.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- [1835?]. | Engravings -- [1835?]. | Woodcuts -- [1835?].
Contributors:
Sykes, John, 1781 or 1782-1837. | Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828, engraver. | Carmichael, J. W., 1799 or 1800-1868, engraver. | Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872, engraver. | Lambert, J. F., fl. 1829-1832, engraver. | Archer, J., ill. | Le Petit, William A., fl. 1829-1846, ill.