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: by the perambulation, view, and delineation of John Norden. To which are added, The west prospect of the some-time conventual church of St. Germans; and a table of the distances of the towns from each other: with some account of the author.
John Norden (1548 - London 1625)
Category
Books
Date
1728
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048634
Summary
Bibliographic description
[22],104p.,[13] plates . ill..,maps . 4to.. Identified in 1768 catalogue: L.3. Imperfect: Dunham copy wanting half-title. Plates= engr. t.p.; dedication; 10 maps; west prospect of St. Germans.. Provenance: Monogram spine stamp: GW beneath earl's coronet, letters smooth (19mm x 16mm) [i.e.: George Booth, 2nd earl of Warrington (1675-1758)].. Binding: Sprinkled, panelled calf; blind ruled, rolled and tooled; spine gilt, Monogram spine stamp: GW beneath earl's coronet, letters smooth (19mm x 16mm) [i.e.: George Booth, 2nd earl of Warrington (1675-1758)]; red vertical spine label: 'Nordens descript of. Cornwa'.
Makers and roles
John Norden (1548 - London 1625)