Folio Archives 236: A Voyage Round the Coast of Great Britain by William Daniell 2008
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A Voyage Round the Coast of Great Britain by William Daniell 2008
In 1813, William Daniell set of on a clockwise circumnavigation around Britain, starting in Cornwall. The voyage was undertaken in numerous stages and was not completed until ten years later. Along the way he recorded his journey in both writing and with magnificent landscape paintings, many of which are reproduced in this beautifully presented volume, which is a condensation of the original eight volume work that was published in stages up to 1825.
There are integrated colour reproductions of Daniell’s paintings on almost every page of this 294 page book, which is divided into four sections (England and Wales; Scotland, The Voyage North; Scotland, The Voyage Homewards; England Again), each section starting with a full page painting and a map.
There is a three page preface by Robert Macfarlane and a seven page introduction by C. J. Shepherd at the front of the book, and a list of source references, acknowledgements and an index at the back. The endpapers are plain dark blue. It is printed on Gardapat Kiara semi-gloss paper by Firmengruppe Appl., Wemding, Germany.
The book is bound in dark blue buckram cover blocked with a gilt picture and with a gilt spine title on a black background. The superb slipcase (26.8x20.3cm.) is printed with a wrap-around colour painting of a harbour scene.
One of the best Folio Society editions of the era.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
In 1813, William Daniell set of on a clockwise circumnavigation around Britain, starting in Cornwall. The voyage was undertaken in numerous stages and was not completed until ten years later. Along the way he recorded his journey in both writing and with magnificent landscape paintings, many of which are reproduced in this beautifully presented volume, which is a condensation of the original eight volume work that was published in stages up to 1825.
There are integrated colour reproductions of Daniell’s paintings on almost every page of this 294 page book, which is divided into four sections (England and Wales; Scotland, The Voyage North; Scotland, The Voyage Homewards; England Again), each section starting with a full page painting and a map.
There is a three page preface by Robert Macfarlane and a seven page introduction by C. J. Shepherd at the front of the book, and a list of source references, acknowledgements and an index at the back. The endpapers are plain dark blue. It is printed on Gardapat Kiara semi-gloss paper by Firmengruppe Appl., Wemding, Germany.
The book is bound in dark blue buckram cover blocked with a gilt picture and with a gilt spine title on a black background. The superb slipcase (26.8x20.3cm.) is printed with a wrap-around colour painting of a harbour scene.
One of the best Folio Society editions of the era.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
2Betelgeuse
I have this one, it is a beauty.
3N11284
I have it also and it looks great on the shelf beside An Illustrated Journey Around the World
4assemblyman
Those illustrations are fantastic. I always admired the binding on this one. It's has been on my ever growing wishlist for a while now, along with Illustrated Journey Round the World. This post has bumped it up the to buy list.
5Willoyd
I do agree with that last sentence >1 wcarter: - definitely one of the best of any era. This is a superb partner to Defoe's Journey Around Britain, of which I've got the single volume abridged edition for the illustrations, and the 3-volume unabridged edition for the text.
6affle
I've just been to the Late Constable exhibition at the Royal Academy, and very good it was too. A chronology of Constable's life was provided, and this item took my eye:
1822
In February Constable tied with William Daniell (1769-1837) in the first round at the election of Royal Academicians with twelve votes but lost seventeen - eleven in the second round.
Interesting how well Daniell was regarded at the time; it would be another seven years before Constable was elected RA.
1822
In February Constable tied with William Daniell (1769-1837) in the first round at the election of Royal Academicians with twelve votes but lost seventeen - eleven in the second round.
Interesting how well Daniell was regarded at the time; it would be another seven years before Constable was elected RA.
7folio_books
>6 affle: Interesting how well Daniell was regarded at the time; it would be another seven years before Constable was elected RA.
That's quite fascinating, Alan. I knew Daniell was good but that kind of puts it into perspective.
That's quite fascinating, Alan. I knew Daniell was good but that kind of puts it into perspective.
