Note 216 — LETTER I. (continued 2)
Reading edition
If you can, get first the plates marked with a star. The letters mean as follows:—
a stands for architecture, including distant grouping of towns, cottages, &c. c clouds, including mist and aërial effects. f foliage. g ground, including low hills, when not rocky. l effects of light. m mountains, or bold rocky ground. p power of general arrangement and effect. q quiet water. r running or rough water; or rivers, even if calm, when their line of flow is beautifully marked.
From the England Series.
a c f r. Arundel. a f l. Ashby de la Zouche. a l q r. Barnard Castle.* f m r. Bolton Abbey. f g r. Buckfastleigh.* a l p. Caernarvon. c l q. Castle Upnor. a f l. Colchester. l q. Cowes. c f p. Dartmouth Cove. c l q. Flint Castle.* a f g l. Knaresborough.* m r. High Force of Tees.* a f q. Trematon. a f p. Lancaster. c l m r. Lancaster Sands.* a g f. Launceston. c f l r. Leicester Abbey. f r. Ludlow. a f l. Margate. a l q. Orford. c p. Plymouth. f. Powis Castle. l m q. Prudhoe Castle. f l m r. Chain Bridge over Tees.* m q. Ulleswater. f m. Valle Crucis.
From the Keepsake.
m p q. Arona. m. Drachenfells. f l. Marley.* p. St. Germain en Laye. l p q. Florence. l m. Ballyburgh Ness.*
From the Bible Series.
f m. Mount Lebanon. m. Rock of Moses at Sinai. a l m. Jericho. a c g. Joppa. c l p q. Solomon's Pools.* a l. Santa Saba. a l. Pool of Bethesda.
From Scott's Works.
p r. Melrose. f r. Dryburgh.* c m. Glencoe. c m. Loch Coriskin. a l. Caerlaverock.
From the "Rivers of France."
a q. Château of Amboise, with large bridge on right. l p r. Rouen, looking down the river, poplars on right.* a l p. Rouen, with cathedral and rainbow, avenue on the left. a p. Rouen Cathedral. f p. Pont de l'Arche. f l p. View on the Seine, with avenue. a c p. Bridge of Meulan. c g p r. Caudebec.*