Capt. William Dodsworth 1728 - post 1767
Capt. William Dodsworth , Could this refer to him? An Historical Account of the Episcopal See, and Cathedral Church, of Sarum, or Salisbury: Comprising Biographical Notices of the Bishops; the History of the Establishment, from the Earliest Period; and a Description of the Monuments. Illustrated with Engr Printed by Brodie and Dowding, for the Author, and Sold at his House in the Close...: Salisbury, 1814. Small folio, contemporary 3/4 blind-ruled black morocco, spine gilt-ruled between raised bands and lettered in gilt, over black pebbled cloth. xx, 240 pp. Engraved vignette title-page; 19 engraved plates, one folding; and one vignette tailpiece; all but one engraved after drawings by Frederick Nash. Some soiling to terminal leaves; dampstain at foot of a few plates; overall a clean and attractive copy. First Edition. William Dodsworth was the Verger of Salisbury Cathedral and had issued in 1792 a 'Guide to the Cathedral Church of Salisbury' which went through numerous editions. The list of subscribers to this more stately production occupies eight pages of the book. Salisbury is one of the handsomest of English cathedrals, and the plates engraved after Frederick Nash's sketches do it full justice. Nash (1782-1856) was celebrated for the extreme accuracy of his architectural renditions. There is one plate engraved after a view by Charles Alfred Stothard (1786-1821), a son of the ubiquitous Thomas Stothard. [Upcott, English Topography, pp. 1295-11297.]
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