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  • This diary was kept by Thomas Martyn as he toured Wales and parts of England between August and October 1801. He travelled with his wife and son and describes in fascinating detail, the places and people they see along the way. In addition to personal anecdotes about the people and customs he encounters en route, the author includes a series of beautifully painted vignettes featuring scenes in Wales. Thomas Martyn and his family start their tour from London on Monday, 24 August 1801. They pass through the Tyburn Turnpike, travel along the Uxbridge Road and pass Bulstode, the family seat of the Duke of Portland. They travel onwards through the town of Beaconsfield and pass Gregory's, the former home of Edmund Burke.
A Tour to South Wales by Thomas Martyn, 1801, page 1
  • Barber's tour of South Wales was intended to offer descriptions of localities of interest to visitors, rather than a digest of his own travels. In consequence he augmented his own information with that available in other sources. A selection of engravings from Barber's tour are shown on the following pages. Reference: Barber, J. T. (1803)
J. T. Barber, 'A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire' (London, 1803) [image 1 of 5]
  • In the autumn of 1798 Sir Richard Colt Hoare, a famous Wiltshire antiquarian, came to visit his friend, William Coxe in Monmouthshire. To pass the time they undertook a tour of the antiquities of the county during which William was: 'struck with the picturesque ruins of ancient castles memorable in the annals of history, and I was animated with the view of mansions distinguished by the residence of illustrious persons; objects which the sketches of my friend's pencil rended more impressive.' He continued his journeys alone in 1799, covering 1500 miles in five months. The result was the two monolithic volumes that form Coxe's Historical Tour of Monmouthshire.
William Coxe's 'Historical Tour of Monmouthshire', 1801
Charles Heath's 'Accounts of the ancient and present state of Ragland Castle', title page [image 1 of 3]
Charles Heath, 'Account of the ancient and present state of Tintern Abbey', 1803, title page [image 1 of 2]
Charles Heath, 'Descriptive Account of the Kymin Pavilion', c. 1807 [title page]