The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords: . representing the several engagments between the English and Spanish fleets in the [...] year MDLXXXVIII, [...] To which are added, from a book entitled, Expeditionis Hispanorum in Angliam vera descriptio, A.D. 1588, [...] ten charts of the sea coasts of England, [...] Also an historical account of each day's action, [...] By John Pine, [...].
Philip Morant (1700-1770)
Category
Books
Date
1739
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049342
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],23,[1]p.,[16] plates (folding) . maps . fol... Identified in 1768 catalogue: G.1. With nine 'Names omitted' beneath the subscribers' list. The subscribers' list includes: 'The Right Honourable the Earl of Warrington, 4 Setts' [i.e.: George Booth, 2nd earl of Warrington (1675-1758)].. 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), pasted over an earlier, less well-executed plate of the 5th earl, with the single-tailed lion.. Binding: Sprinkled, panelled calf; blind rolled, ruled and tooled; black vertical spine labels: 'Pine'; 'House of Lords'; 'Tapestry hangings'.
Makers and roles
Philip Morant (1700-1770) John Pine (London 1690 - London 1756) Petruccio Ubaldini (1542-1600)