. English: 'Devil's Bridge, North Wales' View of Devil's Bridge, North Wales. The accompanying text for this engraving is missing. The engraving shows a large chasm with trees on either side and a bridge very high up linking the two sides. Two men are peering over the bridge. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popular in the early 19th century, bringing together different scenes, all deemed to fulfil the criteria of this new type classification of landscape called 'pictur
. English: 'Devil's Bridge, North Wales' View of Devil's Bridge, North Wales. The accompanying text for this engraving is missing. The engraving shows a large chasm with trees on either side and a bridge very high up linking the two sides. Two men are peering over the bridge. This bound volume of 'picturesque' scenes was brought together by engraver Letitia Byrne and publisher Thomas Palser. This type of publication was relatively popular in the early 19th century, bringing together different scenes, all deemed to fulfil the criteria of this new type classification of landscape called 'picturesque' from around the world. This compliation of pictureque scenes includes for each picture some background, generally a history of the site so as to help the reader better aprpeciate the scene. This type of publication was designed to be read together, perhaps as part of an education, perhaps as educational recreation. The date suggests this belonged to either the Herschels when John FW Herschel was still at school, or perhaps more likely, to the Stewart family, the family of Margaret Brodie Stewart whom John FW later married. 'Devil's Bridge, North Wales' . 2 January 1809. Letitia Byrne; Paul Sandby Munn; Thomas Palser 3 'Devil's Bridge, North Wales' RMG PY6164
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