Ramsey from the North

The road [from Ramsey] to Douglas passes over many steep hills and is in many places impassable for carriages' (Tour of a lady's voyage from England to Ireland, 1802, MS 05875)

Album of watercolour sketches, gold-blocked black leather binding, 2nd half nineteenth century of the Isle of Man and some prints. The album contains two early watercolour views of the Grove and numerous naive views of locations in the area eg Sulby, Lezayre. Unsigned work. The artist is thought to be associated with the Gibb family of the Grove, Ramsey.