The antiquities of Scotland
Francis Grose (1731-1791)
Category
Books
Date
1789 - 1791
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049094.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1.plates..map . fol... Not identified in the 1768 catalogue (although Grose's 'Antiquities of England and Wales' is entered). Shelved with Grose's 'Antiquities of England and Wales' and 'Supplement'. The map is hand coloured. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819).. Binding: Inked calf; gilt rolled; spine gilt and highly decorative; red and green circular spine label: 'Grose's antiquities'; uniform with Grose's 'Antiquities of England and Wales' (1772-1776) and 'Supplement' (1787).
Makers and roles
Francis Grose (1731-1791)