A commentary on Antoninus his itinerary, or Journies of the Romane Empire, so far as it concerneth Britain: wherein the first foundation of our cities, lawes, and government, according to the Roman policy, are clearly discovered; whence all succeeding ages have drawn their originall. The ancient names of their garrisons within the island are restored to the modern, with their site, and true distances; their military Waies, and wall; with many antiquities, medalls, inscriptions, and urnes, are recovered from the ruine of time. A work very usefull for all historians, antiquaries, philologists, and more particularly for the student of the laws. / By VVilliam Burton Batchelor of Lawes. With a chorographicall map of the severall stations: and index's to the whole work.
William Burton (1609-1657)
Category
Books
Date
1658
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3079812
Summary
Bibliographic description
[22], 266, [6] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folding) : ill., map, port. ; fol. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (between 1733 and 1754): Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Hardwicke in ye County of Gloucester [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754]. Inscribed on title page: "Rich: Wallop 2. July. 1658 .. " [possibly Richard Wallop (bap. 1616, d. 1697), lawyer of Middle-Temple, on DNB]. Binding: Seventeenth-century calf; double blind fillet border, with quarter double blind fillet; gilt on spine and board edges; five raised bands; spine-label missing.
Makers and roles
William Burton (1609-1657), author Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677), engraver (printmaker)