The Ambulator; or, A pocket companion for the tour of London and its environs – 1811

The Ambulator;

or,

A pocket companion for the tour of London and its environs,

within the circuit of twenty-five miles:

descriptive of the objects most remarkable for grandeur, elegance, taste, local beauty, and antiquity, illustrated by anecdotes, historical and biographical and embellished with fourteen elegant engravings and a correct map.

Eleventh Edition,

Published 1811 by printed for Scatcherd and Letterman [etc.] in London.

Printed by Whittingham and Rowlands, Goswell Street.

Ambulator 1811 Title Page

Ambulator 1811 Title Page

I have 13 of the 14 plates from this edition, the one missing is no.13, which should be WANSTEAD HOUSE, the seat of Miss Long.

The complete book can be found here at the Open Library.

St Alban's Abbey<br/>Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

St Alban’s Abbey.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Eaton College - from the Thames<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Eaton College – from the Thames.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Gravesend and Tilbury Fort<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Gravesend and Tilbury Fort.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Greenwich Hospital<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Greenwich Hospital.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Hampton Court<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Hampton Court.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Hatfield House - the Seat of the Marquis of Salisbury.<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Hatfield House – the Seat of the Marquis of Salisbury.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Holland House Kensington.<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Holland House Kensington.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Knole Kent the Seat of the Duke of Dorset.<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Knole Kent the Seat of the Duke of Dorset.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Oatlands - the Seat of the Duke of York.<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Oatlands – the Seat of the Duke of York.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Richmond.<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Richmond.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Severndroog Castle - The Tower on Shooters Hill<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Severndroog Castle – The Tower on Shooters Hill.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Strawberry Hill.<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Strawberry Hill.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Windsor from the Long Walk.<br />Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

Windsor from the Long Walk.
Published June 4, 1810, by Scatcherd and Letterman, Ave Maria Lane.

A later, 12th edition can be found here on Google Books, published in 1820, it seems that this later edition was considerably extended in content; also it contains an additional engraving of “Claremont, the Seat of Prince Leopold”.

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