The history of imbanking and draining of divers fens and marshes, both in foreign parts and in this kingdom, and of the improvements thereby. Extracted from records, manuscripts, and other authentic testimonies. By William Dugdale, ...
Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686)
Category
Books
Date
1772
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3078160
Summary
Bibliographic description
xii,469,[1]p., [11] plates (folding) . maps . fol.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate lettered C. W. H. Sotheby. (Not in Franks) [i.e. Charles William Hamilton Sotheby (1820-1887), who inherited Ecton Hall in 1881. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v.1 pastedown in Norris's hand: Ecton Hall. S. [i.e.Sotheby's] 21/11 '55. lot 104. [Ecton Hall, Northamptonshire, home of Sotheby family, who were noted collectors but apparently unconnected to the auctioneers].. Binding: Nineteenth-century full mottled calf binding; triple gilt fillet to form a border; gilt-panelled spine; red morocco spine label with title "Dugdale's Fens"; sewn on six raised bands.
Makers and roles
Sir William Dugdale (1605-1686) Charles Nalson Cole (1723-1804)