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<dl><dd>Text by William Combe. Cf. BLC</dd>
<dd>Dedication signed: R. Ackermann</dd>
<dd>Includes illustrations signed: A. Pugin</dd>
<dd>Vol. 2 has added engraved t.p.: Westminster Abbey and the monuments. Forming a companion and continuation of the Microcosm of London. Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of arts ... in sixteen monthly numbers</dd>
<dd>Plate 4, the added engraved t.p. of v. 2, is known to exist in two states. In one state it is signed: F. Mackenzie delt; in the other: A. Pugin delt. Cf. Abbey</dd>
<dd>Includes indexes</dd>
<dd>"List of subscribers.": p. [vii]-xiii in v. 1</dd>
<dd>"Arrangement of the plates.": [2] p. bound in v. 1</dd>
<dd>Abbey, J.R. Scenery</dd>
<dd>2 volumes : 36 cm</dd>
<dd>Dedicated to William Vincent, D.D., Dean of Westminster. Dedication signed: R. Ackermann</dd>
<dd>Half-title: The history of St. Peter's Westminster</dd>
<dd>Frontispieces: Volume 1: Portrait of William Vincent, D.D., Dean of Westminster, painted by Wm. Owen and engraved by Henry Meyer. Volume 2: Illustration of the tomb of Aymer de Valance, Earl of Pembroke, in Westminster Abbey, drawn by A. Pugin and engraved by S. Mitan</dd>
<dd>Introductory plates: Volume 1: Plan of Westminster Abbey, unsigned -- Interior view of St. Peters, drawn and etched by J. Coney -- [Exterior view of Westminster Abbey], drawn by J. Coney and engraved by T. Dale -- West front of Westminster Abbey, drawn by A. Pugin and engraved by J. Bluck. Volume 2: North east view of Westminster Abbey, drawn by F. Mackenzie and engraved by J. Bluck</dd>
<dd>The most common illustrators are F. Mackenzie, A. Pugin, and F. Huet-Villiers. The most common engravers are J. Bluck, T. Sutherland, J. Hamble, and F.C. Lewis</dd>
<dd>Volume 2 has added engraved title page: Westminster Abbey and the monuments. Forming a companion and continuation of the Microcosm of London. Published at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts ... in sixteen monthly numbers</dd>
<dd>Plate 4, the added engraved title page of volume 2, is known to exist in two states. In one state it is signed: F. Mackenzie delt; in the other: A. Pugin delt. Cf. Abbey</dd>
<dd>"List of subscribers.": pages [vii]-xiii in volume 1</dd>
<dd>"Arrangement of the plates.": [2] pages bound in volume 1</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references and indexes</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Westminster Abbey; Vincent, William, 1739-1815 -- Portraits; Westminster Abbey -- Pictorial works; Westminster abbey (Londres)</div>
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Combe, William, 1742-1823 author</div>
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