In 1818 this was one of the earliest topographical books to be
printed by lithography in England. Hullmandel was so
dissatisfied with the printing of the plates by Moser and
Harris, that he set up his own lithographic press, and over the
next two decades pioneered many of the most significant
technical developments in lithography. This illustration shows
some of the weaknesses of early lithographs, notably the rigid
lines of the hatching and infilling, especially of the sky and
sea, and the relatively crude tonal shading.