The history of the revolutions in Sweden, . occasioned by the change of religion, and alteration of the government in that kingdom. Written originally in French, by the Abbot Vertat: printed the last year at Paris, and now done into English, by J. Mitchel, M.D. With a map of Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Abbé René-Aubert de Vertot d'Auboeuf (1655-1735)
Category
Books
Date
1696
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3051359
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16],158,[22],147,[13]p., [1] folded leaf of plates . map . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Eighteenth-century (?) manuscript shelfmark on flyleaf, with note "His. Of Suedeland". Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Colne Park 1940 3/- H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 18/1 40 Lot 351 [Colne Park, Essex]. Binding: Late seventeenth- or early eighteenth-century full calf over boards; blind fillets and cornerpieces to form a border; faded or blind spine title 'Hist. of Sweden'; sewn on four raised bands; decorative gilt red paper endpapers.
Makers and roles
Abbé René-Aubert de Vertot d'Auboeuf (1655-1735) John Mitchell (fl.1696)