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Title: Travels in Italy, Greece, and the Ionian Islands. : In a series of letters, description of manners, scenery, and the fine arts.
Year: 1820 (1820s)
Authors: Williams, Hugh William, 1773-1829
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Publisher: Edinburgh : Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. London : Hurst, Robinson, and Co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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MODE OF ETCHING FLOWERS.—CONDARI. 285 of sheep on a wild and desert waste. A sun-beamstole upon them, but they were soon concealedagain by the travelling shades. On ascending the hills, we met with manyflowers quite unknown to me. Often have I re-gretted my ignorance of botany in such a country,which, no doubt, affords a great variety of rare andcurious plants. It occurred to me, that those whohave not time to draw, might, by taking impres-sions of the leaves, render an acceptable service totheir friends at home ; and how easily might thisbe accomplished, and the impressions rendereddurable, by means of a soft etching ground on thinplates of copper ? The annexed print will give abetter idea of what I mean than any thing I cansay, and I should think it might be rendered use-ful for various purposes of manufacture and orna-ment, with the advantage, too, of cheapness andexpedition. Wet and comfortless, we arrived at the village ofCondari, which, like all the villages in Greece, isvery

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