John Bush

Period of Activity	c. 1764-1769
Gender	Male
Activity Zone(s)	England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
Biographical Notes	Sometimes styled as John Bush of Tunbridge Wells, he is the author of Hibernia curiosa: A letter from a gentleman in Dublin to his friend at Dover in Kent on the Manners, Customs, Dispositions, &c. of the inhabitants of Ireland… Collected in a Tour through the kingdom in the year 1764: and ornamented with plans of the principal originals, engraved from Drawings taken on the spot. (1769).

Works

Travel Account(s)

Hibernia Curiosa. A letter from a gentleman in Dublin, to his friend at Dover in Kent. Giving a general view of the manners, customs, dispositions, &c. of the inhabitants of Ireland. With occasional observations on the state of trade and agriculture in that kingdom. And including an account of some of its most remarkable natural curiosities, such as salmon leaps, water-falls, cascades, glynns, lakes, &c. With a more particular description of the Giant’s Causeway in the North; and the celebrated Lake of Kilarny in the South of Ireland; taken from an attentive survey and examination of the originals. Collected in a tour through the Kingdom in the year 1764: and ornamented with plans of the principal originals, engraved from drawings taken on the spot. (Author of travel text)

Images

Curiosities in Ireland

Curiosities in Ireland (Author of travel text)

Chaise-marine or Jaunting Car

Chaise-marine or Jaunting Car (Author of travel text)

Powerscourt Water-Fall in the County of Wicklow Ireland

Powerscourt Water-Fall in the County of Wicklow Ireland (Author of travel text)

A Sketch of the Figures of the Columns as they appear on the Top of the Causey

A Sketch of the Figures of the Columns as they appear on the Top of the Causey (Author of travel text)

Outline of the Giant’s Causeway

Outline of the Giant’s Causeway (Author of travel text)