A voyage round Great Britain,

A magnificent complete set of the deluxe issue of 'the most important colour plate book on British topography' (Tooley).

The work was issued with the plates on paper at £60, or on card, as here, at 96 guineas. Tooley states only 25 such sets were produced.

Voyage around Great Britain was one of the most ambitious and lavishly realised topographical undertakings of the early 19th century. The series of eight volumes of aquatints accompanied by extensive texts was published between 1814 and 1825.

Daniell and Ayton began their journey around the country in 1813, but the partnership survived only the first two volumes. Ayton was more concerned with social observation than topographical record and his writing often bears little relevance to Daniell's landscapes. After they parted company Daniell provided the text as well as the pictures.