Britain, or A chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the ilands adioyning, out of the depth of antiquitie: . beautified vvith mappes of the severall shires of England: vvritten first in Latine by William Camden Clarenceux K. of A. Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland Doctour in Physick: finally, revised, amended, and enlarged with sundry additions by the said author.
William Camden (1551 - 1623)
Category
Books
Date
1610
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3093404
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16], 208, 207-287 [i.e. 299], 302-822, [2], 233, [55] p., [57] plates, mostly folded . maps . fol... Imperfect: Dedication leaf, engraved title and all after 5F2 wanting; first map and 5F2 and some other leaves mutilated and repaired with loss; 5 plates only, all maps.. Provenance: manuscript inscription: Tho: & Isabella Hervey [i.e. Sir Thomas Hervey (1625-1694) and his wife Isabella (1625-1686)]. manuscript inscription: Willm Hervye 1634 - 40 s [?] [i.e. Sir William Hervey (1585 or 6-1660)].. Binding: Gold tooled parchment over boards binding by Birdsall of Northampton.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
William Camden (1551 - 1623) Philemon Holland (1552-1637)