Rutherfurd's border hand-book : being a guide to the remarkable places, picturesque scenery, and antiquities of the border ; illustrated with numerous engravings on steel, and a map of the district . RUTHERFURDS BORDER HAND-BOOK; BEING A GUIDE TO THE REMARKABLE PLACES, PICTURESQUE SCENERY, AND ANTIQUITIESOF THE BORDER. ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL, ANDA MAP OF THE DISTRICT. KELSO: JOHN RUTHERFURD, MARKET PLACE. OLIVER AND BOYD, AND JOHN JOHNSTONE, EDINBURGH. JAMES NISBET AND CO., RICHARD GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS, AND JOHN JOHNSTONE, LONDON. JOHN ROBERTSON, DUBLIN. AND ALL BOOKSELL
Rutherfurd's border hand-book : being a guide to the remarkable places, picturesque scenery, and antiquities of the border ; illustrated with numerous engravings on steel, and a map of the district . RUTHERFURDS BORDER HAND-BOOK; BEING A GUIDE TO THE REMARKABLE PLACES, PICTURESQUE SCENERY, AND ANTIQUITIESOF THE BORDER. ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL, ANDA MAP OF THE DISTRICT. KELSO: JOHN RUTHERFURD, MARKET PLACE. OLIVER AND BOYD, AND JOHN JOHNSTONE, EDINBURGH. JAMES NISBET AND CO., RICHARD GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS, AND JOHN JOHNSTONE, LONDON. JOHN ROBERTSON, DUBLIN. AND ALL BOOKSELLERS. MDCCCXLIX. EDINBURGH: ANDREW JACK., PRINTER, NIDDRY PREFACE. The facility of access afforded by Railways, whichnow ramify in almost every direction, has presentednew inducements to those who travel for health orrecreation. An inhabitant of Britain, wishing to wan-der from home, has great temptations now to do so:and that this facility of communication is considered aboon of no small value, may be gathered from theincreasing numbers of our population, who, year afteryear, take advantage of a change of air and scene. The object of the present work, is to present theTourist with an account of a district of our country,acknowledged to be among the most interesting inEurope; to point out the more remarkable places, enu-merating especially those objects which are calculatedto interest strangers and passing travellers; and dulyto notice the historical events connected with vales of Tweed and Teviot are rich in classic asso-ciations, and no less so in picturesque scenery. In thedetails of the Border Hand-Book, it is hoped nothinghas b
Size: 1637px × 1525px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, bookidrutherfurdsb, bookyear1849
