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An illustrated tour of riverside scenes along the Thames collects nearly two dozen pen-and-ink and wash sketches with concise captions, depicting towns, bridges, mills, abbeys, houseboats, and a castle along the river. Each plate focuses on architectural detail, village streets, waterborne craft, and landscape views, arranged as a visual itinerary that moves between close studies and wider panoramas. The collection serves as a topographical sketchbook of observational impressions rather than a sustained historical narrative or extended travel account.

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Title: The Thames: A Sketch-Book

Author: R. Sharpley

Release date: March 9, 2017 [eBook #54326]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif (This file was produced from images
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THE THAMES

A SKETCH-BOOK BY
R. SHARPLEY.
A & C BLACK LTD LONDON W

LIST OF SKETCHES
BY
R. SHARPLEY.

1HENLEY-ON-THAMES (TITLE PAGE)
2STRAND-ON-THE-GREEN.
3KEY BRIDGE.
4FERRY ROAD. TWICKENHAM.
5KINGSTON-“YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOPPE”.
6HAMPTON COURT.
7SUNBURY.
8WALTON BRIDGE.
9BELOW STAINES BRIDGE.
10WINDSOR CASTLE AND BRIDGE.
11IN BRAY VILLAGE.
12IN WEST STREET. MARLOW.
13“YE OLDE BELL” INN. HURLEY.
14HURLEY. THE OLD BARN AND DOVECOT.
15HOUSE-BOATS AT HENLEY.
16SONNING FROM THE BRIDGE.
17MAPLEDURHAM MILL.
18GORING. THE BRIDGE.
19STREATLEY MILL.
20WALLINGFORD.
21SHILLINGFORD BRIDGE.
22DORCHESTER ABBEY. SOUTH DOOR.
23ABINGDON BRIDGE.
24AT IFFLEY.

STRAND-ON-THE-GREEN.

KEY BRIDGE.

FERRY ROAD. TWICKENHAM.

KINGSTON-“YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOPPE”.

HAMPTON COURT.

SUNBURY.

WALTON BRIDGE.

BELOW STAINES BRIDGE.

WINDSOR CASTLE AND BRIDGE.

IN BRAY VILLAGE.

IN WEST STREET. MARLOW.

”YE OLDE BELL” INN. HURLEY.

HURLEY. THE OLD BARN AND DOVECOT.

HOUSE-BOATS AT HENLEY.

SONNING FROM THE BRIDGE.

MAPLEDURHAM MILL.

GORING. THE BRIDGE.

STREATLEY MILL.

WALLINGFORD.

SHILLINGFORD BRIDGE.

DORCHESTER ABBEY. SOUTH DOOR.

ABINGDON BRIDGE.

AT IFFLEY.