The Beauties of England and Wales

The Beauties of England and Wales (1801–1815) is a series of books describing the topography and local history of England and Wales. Produced by a variety of London publishers, the work appeared in 18 multi-part volumes arranged by county, individually authored by John Bigland, Edward Wedlake Brayley, J. Norris Brewer, John Britton, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Joseph Nightingale, Thomas Rees, and Frederic Shoberl. Each volume contained engraved illustrations by artists such as Thomas Hearne, J. M. W. Turner, John Varley, Benjamin West. Readers included Charles Dickens.

Further reading
 
 
 Contents: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire (+ Index)
 
 Contents: Cambridge, Cheshire, Cornwall (+ Index)
  
 Contents: Cumberland, Isle of Man, Derbyshire
  
 Contents: Devonshire, Dorsetshire (+ Index)
 
 Contents: Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire (+ Index)
  
 Contents: Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Herefordshire (+ Index)
  
 Contents: Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent (+ Indexes)
  
 Contents: Kent (+ Index)
  
 Contents: Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (+ Index)
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 Contents: Monmouthshire, Norfolk
 
 Contents: Northumberland, Nottingham (+ Indexes)
 
 Contents: Oxfordshire, Rutlandshire (+ Indexes)
 
 Contents: Shropshire, Somersetshire  (+ Indexes)
 
 Contents: Staffordshire (+ Indexes)
 
 Contents: Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex (+ Indexes)
 
  + Index

Notes

References

External links
 Hathi Trust. The Beauties of England and Wales; or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of each County, 1801-1815
 Europeana. Beauties of England and Wales

Category:Series of books
Category:Histories of populated places in England
Category:1800s books
Category:1810s books
Category:History of England by county
Category:19th century in England