Silva: . or, a discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in his Majesty's dominions: As it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th Day of October, 1662, Upon occasion of certain Quæries propounded to that illustrious Assembly, by the Honourable the Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves. By John Evelyn, ... With notes by A. Hunter, ...
John Evelyn (1620-1706)
Category
Books
Date
1776
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3143798
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v., [56], 298; [2], 299-649, [10]p., plates (one folded). . ill.. . 4to.. Provenance: Crest bookplate: "William Gibbs.", with motto "En Dios Mi Amparo y Esperanza." [i.e. William Gibbs (1790-1875)].. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled leather; gold-tooled spine, borders, board edges and board inners; sprinkled edges; evidence of later repairs to spine and corners.
Makers and roles
John Evelyn (1620-1706) Alexander Hunter (1729-1809)