Magna Britannia antiqua & nova: or, a new, exact, and comprehensive survey of the ancient and present state of Great-Britain. Consisting of I. A Compleat and Accurate Description of the Cities, Boroughs, Towns and Parishes in the Kingdom. II. Their Antiquities. Their Ecclesiastical, Civil, Natural, and Literary History; with a View of the Manners, Policy and Customs of the Inhabitants. III. A Copious Account of the Foundations, Endowments, Original State, and present Condition of the Cathedrals, Monasteries, Churches, Palaces, and other publick Structures. IV. Compleat Lists of most of the Church Livings in England, and in what Hundred or Deanary they lye: Their Value in the King's Books, and real Income; also an Account of many of their Present Patrons and Incumbents. V. A full History and Description of all the Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats and their Present Possessors, with Pedigrees of their Families, Ancient and Modern, according to the best Accounts. Likewise Memoirs of the Lives and Actions of such eminent Persons as have particularly signalized themselves by their Conduct or Writings. The whole being more Comprehensive and Instructive than Camden, or any Other Author on this Subject. And Illustrated not only with General Mapps, but also particular ones of each County, and other Plates curiously Engraved, representing the Roman, Saxon and Danish Antiquities found in this Island: As likewise Tables shewing at Sight the Distances of Market Towns and other remarkable Places not only from one another but also from London. With many other Particulars that are curious and worthy Notice. Collected and compiled from the antiquities and histories at large of each county. With many Accounts accurately taken on the Spot, and communicated by several judicious hands
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London
printed for and sold by Cæsar Ward and Richard Chandler, booksellers, at the Ship without Temple Bar, and at their shops in Coney Street, York, and at Scarborough Spaw
1738, MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | A reissue of the 1720-31 edition of 'Magna Britannia et Hibernia' by Thomas Cox, originally published in monthly parts as a supplement to the 'Atlas Geographus', with the first number (v.1, sig. B-G) reprinted. - English Short Title Catalog, T107760. - Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 2638. - New titles and part of v.1 (sig. B-G) printed by William Bowyer; his records show 130 copies of sig. B-G and 150 copies of the titles printed. - Price from imprint: Price three Guineas bound and gilt. In Six Volumes. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Titlepages in red and black. - Vols.1 and 2 have continuous pagination |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (6v.,plates) ill.,maps 4° |