Mount Edgcumbe, Devon. Finden antique print, c1837

by Finden, Edward

Mount Edgcumbe from the sea, fine hand-coloured engraving.

Original fine steel engraving by Edward Finden from a drawing by J.D. Harding after a sketch by Jendle. Published in London c1837 by Charles Tilt, 86, Fleet Street, for The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, Fishing Villages, and other Picturesque Objects on the English Coast by William Finden (1787-1852), Edward Finden (1791-1857), and William Andrew Chatto (1799-1864), with illustrations of views by W.H. Bartlett, J.D. Harding, T. Creswick, and others. These were fine scenes from the most famous coastal ports, inland river towns, and spa towns, with many important lighthouses and historic buildings and ruins.

This engraving has later fine hand-colour. The engraving measures approximately 122 x 180mm (4.3/4 x 7.1/8 inches), and page, 205 x 275mm (8 x 10.7/8 inches).