An attractive work on the history and topography of England. The work contains 75 maps and views. The views are stipple engraved with aquatint. The maps are by Aristide Michel Perrot and engraved by Mme Migneret. Each map is surrounded by fine depictions of the counties manufacture and most notable attractions. The text is by George Bernard Depping a naturalised Frenchman who was born in Münster, in 1784, and became a professor of German and a member of the French Royal Society of Antiquaries.