C. Julius Cæsar's Commentaries of his wars in Gaul, . and civil war with Pompey. To which is added, a supplement to his Commentary of his wars in Gaul; as also, commentaries of the Alexandrian, African, and Spanish wars. By Aulus Hirtius, or Oppius, &c. With the author's life. Adorn'd with sculptures from the designs of ... Palladio. Made English from the original Latin, by Col. Martin Bladen.
Gaius Julius Caesar (100/102 BCE - 44 BCE)
Category
Books
Date
1770
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3113639
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxxii,430,[18]p., 12 plates (some folding) . ill.., maps . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Eighteenth-century inscription on flyleaf: J. West. Eighteenth-century crest bookplate lettered Wm. Granville-Eliot Esqr. (Franks 9707) [i.e. William Granville-Eliot (1779-1855), author of A treatise on the defence of Portugal (1811)]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt-tooled spine; black leather spine label; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Gaius Julius Caesar (100/102 BCE - 44 BCE) Martin Bladen (1680-1745) Aulus Hirtius (c.90-43BC)