 
| The Isle of Wight in Google BooksA list of historic books available for full preview |
The books listed have the Island as their subject and can be searched and fully viewed. Many contain illustrations. The list may not be exhaustive and there will be hundreds of individual Island references in other publications. Go to Google Book Search for further enquiries.
| 1781 | The History of the Isle of Wight Sir Richard Worsley |
| 1790 | Tour of the Isle of Wight J. Hassel |
| 1794 | General view of the agriculture of the county of Hants C. MacRae |
| 1795 | A New, Correct, and Much-improved History of the Isle of Wight John Albin |
| 1795 | The History of the Isle of Wight Richard Warner |
| 1796 | A tour to the Isle of Wight Charles Tomkins |
| 1799 | A Companion to the Isle of Wight John Albin |
| 1806 | A historical and picturesque guide to the Isle of Wight John Bullar |
| 1806 | Vectiana, or a Companion to the Isle of Wight John Albin |
| 1808 | A new picture of the Isle of Wight |
| 1822 | The delineator; or, A description of the Isle of Wight James Clarke |
| 1822 | A tour in the Isle of Wight, in the autumn of 1820 |
| 1826 | The beauties of the Isle of Wight |
| 1833 | A topographical and historical guide to the Isle of Wight W. C. F. G. Sheridan |
| 1834 | Barber's picturesque illustrations of the Isle of Wight Thomas Barber |
| 1839 | The Isle of Wight visitor's book |
| 1839 | The Isle of Wight's garland |
| 1839 | The Vectis directory, or Isle of Wight general guide |
| 1839 | Tales and legends of the Isle of Wight Abraham Elder |
| 1844 | A topographical and historical guide to the Isle of Wight Thomas Brettell |
| 1846 | Wanderings in the Isle of Wight George Mogridge |
| 1850 | Barber's Picturesque Guide to the Isle of Wight Henry G. Bohn |
| 1855 | Brannon's Picture of the Isle of Wight George Brannon |
| 1856 | The History, Topography, and Antiquities of the Isle of Wight William Henry Davenport Adams |
| 1860 | The Isle of Wight, a guide Edmund Venables |
| 1861 | The queen's isle, chapters on the Isle of Wight Rosa Raine |
| 1862 | Nelsons' hand-book to the Isle of Wight William Henry Davenport Adams |