Carmarthen Castle, Wales 1797 Thomas Rowlandson British Rowlandson produced this expansive view of the rivertown Carmarthen as he toured Wales in 1797. He traveled with the caricaturist Henry Wigstead and they later published "Remarks on a Tour to North and South Wales in the Year 1797 by Henry Wigstead with plates from Rowlandson" (1800). This is one of a series of watercolors Rowlandson made across an open sketchbook to record notable sites.In the related book, Wigstead describes Carmarthen as "a very handsome town...The goal jail...situated within the ancient walls of the castle. A stone bridge crosses the river Tovy Towy; which is very narrow and inconvenient here. People are seen on the banks of the river, launching their corricles, which they carry, as Indians do their canoes, on their backs, from place to place.This kind of boat is made of light wood, with horse's hide; and each contains just one fisherman, who, with a paddle, guides the vehicle with wonderful dexterity thro