An historical account of the ancient town and port of Wisbech, . in the Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge, and of the circumjacent towns and villages, the drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, the origin of the royal franchise of the Isle of Ely, &c. With engravings. By William Watson, Esq., F.A.S.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Watson (1771 - 1835)
Category
Books
Date
1827
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 3054258
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxvi,700p., frontis., plates . ill.., maps . 8vo.. Possibly from the Wisbech Society collection? Errata slip tipped in after index. manuscript number: "[hache]48", relating to Peckover condition survey card index. manuscript annotation regarding navigation lights on back endpaper.. Provenance: manuscript inscription: "Danl. Peckover [1798-1867]. the gift of his Father in 1827." manuscript annotation in pencil beneath, in a different hand: "A.P. 1920 Steamer 3060 tons to Wisbech June 1923". "A.P." - probably the intials of one of the Peckover family.. Binding: Nineteenth-century full diced leather; gilt roll to form a border; four false raised bands; spine gilt lettered direct; marbled endpapers; page edges marbled.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust in 1983 by Dr Elsden.
Makers and roles
Lieutenant-Colonel William Watson (1771 - 1835)