Old times re-visited in the borough and parish of Lymington, Hants . Eowlandson,as the hero of a tender situation, parting from a gentle traveller, who is seatedin a chariot stopping outside The Angel. The rural life, and cottages atLymington supplied themes for our artist, whose time seems to have beenturned to great account. An excursion was made to Pilewell, a seat in the neighbourhood, wherewas viewed the very latest novelty—a balloon ascent, probably by VincentLunardi, the apostle of Aerostation as it was then christened. Theprosperity of Lymington at the date in question was, beyond its
Old times re-visited in the borough and parish of Lymington, Hants . Eowlandson,as the hero of a tender situation, parting from a gentle traveller, who is seatedin a chariot stopping outside The Angel. The rural life, and cottages atLymington supplied themes for our artist, whose time seems to have beenturned to great account. An excursion was made to Pilewell, a seat in the neighbourhood, wherewas viewed the very latest novelty—a balloon ascent, probably by VincentLunardi, the apostle of Aerostation as it was then christened. Theprosperity of Lymington at the date in question was, beyond its shipping trade(of which an incident furnished Eowlandson with a couple of interestingstudies) due to the circumstance that during its palmy days, the place suppliedEngland with the usual commodity—salt. At one time forty salt-pans were atwork, and £50,000 was annually paid to government, in the shape of duty,when a tax was imposed upon salt. The supply of salt from Cheshire finallyextinguished this source of income. Like the majority of visitors, our friends.
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