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A Tour Round North Wales, Performed During The Summer Of 1798; Containing Not Only The Description And Local History Of The Ocuntry But Also, A Sketch

A Tour Round North Wales, Performed During The Summer Of 1798; Containing Not Only The Description And Local History Of The Ocuntry But Also, A Sketch

Bingley, William

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Genealogy & HeraldryGeneral EuropeBritish History

ISBN10: 9354444288
ISBN13: 9789354444289
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 24 2021
Pages: 552
Weight: 1.76
Height: 1.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Journey through North Wales as an inquisitive late-Georgian traveller saw it in the summer of 1798. Landscape, language, and everyday life, all observed at close quarters. The detail is simply astonishing. In Volume I of A Tour Round North Wales, William Bingley blends 18th century travelogue, local history, and keen natural history into an antique travel guide unlike any other. Moving from town to mountain pass, he records the contours of Georgian era Wales: churches and castles, market squares and remote farmsteads, the living traditions of Welsh bards and language, and careful observations on manners and customs. Alongside these scenes run meticulous notes on Welsh botany and rare plants, with the habitats of hundreds of native species mapped in situ, making this an invaluable primary source for historians, armchair travellers, and anyone engaged in research for Welsh studies or historical travel narrative. First published at the height of the craze for picturesque tours in Wales, and echoing the curiosity of Thomas Pennant's celebrated journeys, Bingley's account captures a society on the cusp of modernity while rooted in ancient Welsh history and culture. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for readers of classic travel in North Wales and for those building serious Wales and Celtic-studies collections.

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