Letters written during a tour through South Wales, in the year 1803, and at other times. Containing views of the history, antiquities, and customs of that part of the principality; and interspersed with observations on its scenery, agriculture, botany, mineralogy, trade and manufactures / [J. Evans].

  • John Evans
Date:
1804
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Credit: Letters written during a tour through South Wales, in the year 1803, and at other times. Containing views of the history, antiquities, and customs of that part of the principality; and interspersed with observations on its scenery, agriculture, botany, mineralogy, trade and manufactures / [J. Evans]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A TOUR THROUGH SOUTH WALES. LETTER I. Dear Sir, The pleasure I received from the romantic scenery of North Wales excited a strong desire of visiting the southern part of the principality; not doubting, but from its more varied history, mixed population, and extent of maritime boun- dary, it would furnish particulars satisfactory to know, and interesting to relate. You were pleased to express yourself so agreeably satisfied with my former sketches, that it gave me encouragement in this undertaking, and emboldened me again to ad- dress you upon a subject that some might con- sider as too trifling for public notice. Accompanied by fi-iends, whose views were simi- lar to my own, and whose knowledge of the lan- guage and country were calculated to point out the most curious objects, and obtain, the most correct information, I undertook the Tour of South Wales. A country, which, if less grand and romantic in its scenery than its northern neighbour, in a variety of pleasing and useful objects is calculated to make np the deficiency. Desirous of going by water to the coast of Wales, e arrived early in June at the second city in the B