Ref No | LDGSL/1105 |
Title | Three engravings of 'Giants Causeway in Antrim' |
Date | 1 Dec 1807 |
Level | File |
Extent | 3 items |
Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
Description | Three black and white engravings of 'Giants Causeway, in Antrim' by Giacomo LEONARDIS after original paintings Antonio de BITTIO, published by John Manson, 10 Gerard Street, London, 1 December 1807. |
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Provenance | Found in the Geological Society's Map Library, September 2013. |
Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
Language | English |
Publication Note | Engravings were originally published in: 'A series of plates representing the most extraordinary and interesting basaltic mountains, caverns and causeways in the known world. Fifty engravings', London: John Manson, 1825 (plates 1-3). |
ArchNote | Description by Caroline Lam |
CreatorName | LEONARDIS | Giacomo | 1723-c.1782 | artist |
BITTIO | Antonio de | 1722-1797 | artist |
Subject | Columnar basalt |
Term | Basalt |