The beauties of England and Wales, or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county
By: by John Britton and Edward Wedlake Brayley
Contributors: Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853; Nightingale, Joseph, 1775-1824; Hodgson, John, 1799-1845; Laird, Francis Charles; Bigland, John, 1750-1832; Evans, J. (John), fl. 1812; Rees, Thomas, 1777-1864; Hood, Thomas, d. 1811; Harris, John, 1756-1846
Publisher: Printed by Thomas Maiden, for Vernor, Hood [etc.]
Published: 1801
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 25
Subjects: Description and travel; Antiquities; Architecture
Other titles: Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county.
Notes: Added engraved t.p.  Title and imprint vary slightly in v. 12-18.

"List of books &c." with each county.

"In the earlier volumes [1-6] the letterpress seems to have been mainly Brayley's, while the general editing ... was Britton's."--DNB (under Britton)

Britton and Brayley "practically withdrew from the undertaking (1814) and other writers filled their places."--DNB (under Brayley)

Introduction to the original delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, entitled The beauties of England and Wales. Comprising observations on the history and antiquities ... together with remarks on the progress off ... architecture in succeeding ages by J. Norris Brewer.

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Table of contents: title: v.1. Bedfordshire ; Berkshire ; Buckinghamshire, 1801; title: v.2. Cambridgeshire ; Cheshire ; Cornwall, 1801; title: v.3. Cumberland ; Isle of Man ; Derbyshire, 1802; title: v.4. Devonshire ; Dorsetshire, 1804; title: v.5. Durham ; Essex ; Glocestershire, 1803; title: v.6. Hampshire ; Isle of Wight ; Herefordshire, 1805; title: v.7. Hertfordshire ; Huntingdonshire ; Kent / by E.W. Brayley, 1808; title: v.8. Kent / by E.W. Brayley, 1808; title: v.9. Lancashire ; Leicestershire ; Lincolnshire / by J. Britton, 1807; title: v.10. Middlesex / by E.W. Brayley, J. Nightingale, J.N. Brewer, 1810-1816. (5 v.); title: v.11. Monmouthshire ; Norfolk ; Northamptonshire / by J. Evans and J. Britton, 1810; title: v.12. pt.1. Northumberland / by J. Hodgson. Nottinghamshire / by F.C. Laird, 1813; title: v.12. pt.2. Oxfordshire / by J.N. Brewer. Rutlandshire / by F.C. Laird, 1813; title: v.13. pt.1. Shropshire ; Somersetshire, 1813; title: v.13. pt.2. Somersetshire ; Staffordshire / by J. Nightingale, 1813; title: v.14. Suffolk ; Surrey ; Sussex / by F. Shoberl, 1813; title: v.15. pt.1. Wiltshire / by J. Britton, 1814; title: v.15. pt.2. Warwickshire / by F.C. Laird, 1814; title: v.16. Yorkshire / by J. Bigland, 1812; title: v.17. North Wales / by J. Evans, 1812; title: v.18. South Wales / by T. Rees, 1815.