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Description
This engraving of Tintern Abbey forms the frontispiece of Evans and Britton's book on Monmouthshire which sought to capture the most attractive features of the county, notably castles and ruins, for the reader's delight.
Evans and Britton describe Tintern Abbey as follows:
'The fine ruins of Tintern Abbey, belonging to the duke of Beaufort, are justly esteemed, with their appendages, the most beautiful and picturesque objects upon the River Wye.'
Source:
J. Evans and J. Britton, 'The Beauties of England and Wales, Volume 11: Monmouthshire' (1809).
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