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A Description of the River Wye

Illustrator Illustrated, written, and published by Theodore Henry Adolphus Fielding British
Illustrator Copley Fielding British
Printer Howlett and Brimmer British
1821–22
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Object Information
  • Title: A Description of the River Wye
  • Illustrator: Illustrated, written, and published by Theodore Henry Adolphus Fielding (British, Yorkshire 1781–1851 Croydon)
  • Illustrator: Copley Fielding (British, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorks 1787–1855 Worthing, West Sussex)
  • Printer: Howlett and Brimmer (London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1821–22
  • Medium: Illustrations: aquatint with hand coloring
  • Dimensions: 15 9/16 x 11 x 13/16 in. (39.5 x 28 x 2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.665.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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