The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 375, June 13, 1829

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Various. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 375, June 13, 1829

CUMBERLAND TERRACE, REGENT'S PARK

THE KING'S STAG, &C

THE SKETCH-BOOK

RECOLLECTIONS OF A WANDERER

OLD POETS

GOOD DEEDS

DEATH

BEAUTY

LEARNING

FEELING

INJUSTICE

RICHES

THE IDIOT LOVER

SIR HUMPHRY DAVY

SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY

DISCOVERY OF THE FATE OF LA PEROUSE

THE SELECTOR; AND LITERARY NOTICES OF NEW WORKS

WAVERLEY NOVELS

ROAD-BOOK OF FRANCE

JOURNEY FROM THE BANK TO BARNES

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS

CLASSICAL CORRECTIONS

BAMBOROUGH CASTLE

FINE ARTS

THE DIORAMA

THE GATHERER

LINES

THE KING'S SPEECH IN 993

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The annexed Engraving completes our Series of Architectural Illustrations of the REGENT'S PARK, and is, withal the most magnificent Terrace in the circuit. It stands considerably above the road, and is approached by a fine carriage sweep, with handsome balustrades; below which, and level with the road, is the garden, or promenade for the residents of the Terrace.

The architect of Cumberland Terrace is Mr. Nash, who appears to have been so lavish of ornament, as to give the whole range the appearance of a triumphal temple. It consists of a centre and wings, connected by two handsome arches, which have a very pleasing and novel effect. The entrance, or ground story throughout, is rusticated, and in the principal parts or masses of the elevation, serves as a base or pediment for handsome Doric columns, above which is a balustrade, on which are placed allegorical figures of the Seasons, the Quarters of the Globe, the Arts and Sciences, &c. Each of these masses has a most imposing appearance, and bears four figures; the figures in the whole range amount to twenty-seven. Above the balustrade rises the attic story. The subordinate fronts of the residences are embellished with Doric pilasters.

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From the sweep of this terrace may be enjoyed a highly picturesque view of the park, with the crown of Primrose Hill in the distance.

At this close of the Series of Views, and as we are approaching the conclusion of our volume, it may not be amiss to recapitulate the several engravings, with their pages in the preceding and present volumes of the MIRROR, and the order in which they stand in the Regent's Park, which order circumstances have prevented our uniformly following in their publication: thus—

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