Jason Hawkes

The counties of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire, sometimes called the "garden of England", contain some of the most beautiful buildings and lush landscape this country has to offer, and seen from the air it attains a new and unexpected glory. Jason Hawkes provides stunning bird`s-eye views of such sites as Dover Castle and the White Cliffs, Canterbury Cathedral, Hever and Leeds Castles, Whitstable Bay, Sissinghurst, Arundel, Brighton, the New Forest, the ancient cathedral city of Winchester, and the Isle of Wight, plus much else besides. A highly informative commentary on the pictures is provided in the captions, which often show us details in the photographs which the cursory glance might miss, and explain how the shape of modern...

Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: апрель 2004

From Stonehenge in Wiltshire to Land`s End in Cornwall, Jason Hawkes has compiled a magnificent portrayal of the glorious west of England. His bird`s-eye views show the land and the buildings from often startling angles, and cover such famous sites as Stourhead, Longleat, Wells and Salisbury Cathedrals, the Cheddar Gorge, Maiden Castle, Lulworth Cove, Dartmoor, St Michael`s Mount, lovely towns like Dorchester, Taunton, Newquay and Exeter, and very much more besides. A highly informative commentary on the pictures is provided in the captions, which often show us details in the photographs which the cursory glance might miss, and explain how the shape of modern towns, cities and their surrounding countryside have been influenced by...

Издательство: Random House
Дата выхода: апрель 2004