Select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity
Subtitle: executed from drawings made on the spot in the year 1791 ...
Contributors: Edwards, Richard, fl. 1792-1800.; Edwards, James, 1757-1816.
Series: Blake -- no. 1211
Publisher: Published by R. Edwards ... and sold by Edwards ..., White ..., and Robinsons ...
Published: 1797
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 76
Subjects: Rome (Italy) -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800; Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800; Italy -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity; Ruines de Rome
Notes: Plates have imprint of J. Merigot or J. Merigot and R. Edwards.

Part two has separate title-page with imprint: London : Sold by Messrs. Robinsons ...; Mr. White ...; Mr. Faulder ...; and Mr. Evans ..., 1799.

Two issues published in the same years; one of these was published on large paper with coloured plates.

Text in English and French.

Gift to Victoria University Library (copies 1 & 2). Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.

Victoria University Library copy 1 has watermarks: 1794 J WHATMAN or simply J WHATMAN; copy 2 has no watermarks.

Victoria University Library copy 1 has armorial bookplate of "Rd. Tayler"; lacks Part II title-page; Tables of views for each part are bound at back.

Victoria University Library copy 2 bound in green morocco with a Greek key design on the boards, with grey marbled end-papers. Possibly an Edwards of Halifax binding.

Victoria University Library copy 2 is James Edwards'inscribed presentation copy to Mary Anne Dod, dated Feb. 18, 1805.

Victoria University Library copy 2 has ms. note on bottom of last print.

Victoria University Library copy 2's plates are printed on thin pieces of paper in a pale plum colour and mounted on sheets with plate-marks and imprints for most of the original designs; on a few plates the masking has obscured the title; under the plum-coloured plate 1 in Part I the original engraving is printed whole in black-on-white with watercolours.