Speculi Britanniæ pars: . a topographical and historical description of Cornwall. With a map of the county and each hundred; in which are contained the names and seats of the several gentlemen then inhabitants: as also, thirteen views of the most remarkable curiosities in that county:
John Norden (1548 - London 1625)
Category
Books
Date
1728
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3009167
Summary
Bibliographic description
[24],104p.,[13] plates . ill..,maps . 4to. Running number: 1424. Imperfect(?): wanting half-title and one other preliminary leaf. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Eighteenth-century manuscript inscriptions on front endleaf: [1] initial "M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Ellys]; [2] old shelfmark "2.D.31"; [3] price code "σ sale". Manuscript inscriptions defaced on front endleaf: [1] "[...] 0"; [2] initials or numbers scribbled over in ink. Binding: eighteenth-century full sprinkled calf over boards, double gilt fillet frame; blind roll on board edges; six raised bands edged with double gilt lines, gilt title on goatskin label; red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
John Norden (1548 - London 1625), author