WRIGHT, Thomas. Louthiana: or an Introduction to the Antiquities of Ireland. In upwards of Ninety Views and Plans: Respecting, with proper Explanations, the Principal Ruins, Curiosities, and Antient Dwellings, in the County of Louth. Divided into Three Books. Taken upon the Spot by Thomas Wright.

London: Printed by W. Faden, for the Author, 1748. Quarto. First edition. pp. [x], 16, xx (plates), 8, 24 (plates), 20, 22 (plates). The general titlepage printed in red and black. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. From the library of R. Clayton Browne (1828) with his signature on front pastedown. Minor wear to corners. An attractive copy.

Thomas Wright (1711-1786), a native of Durham, was a brilliant natural philosopher. He was offered a professorship of Mathematics in the Academy of St. Petersburg. After touring the whole of Ireland in 1746 he wrote  Louthiana, in which he describes the scenery and antiquities of County Louth. The book is handsomely illustrated by Paul Fourdrinier.
Each book has a separate titlepage and separately numbered plates.

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