A topographical and historical description of the county of York ;. containing an account of its towns, cathedrals, castles, antiquities, churches, monuments, public edifices, picturesque scenery, the residences of the nobility, gentry, &c. Accompanied by biographical notices of eminent and learned men to whom this county has given birth /. by John Bigland... illustrated with three maps, and twenty-five views ...
John Bigland (1750-1832)
Category
Books
Date
1819
Materials
Place of origin
London
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Fountains and Studley Royal, North Yorkshire
NT 3236671
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii, 938, [22] p. [26] leaves of plates, [3] folded leaves of plates :. ill., maps ;. 8vo. Plate of Fountains Abbey at p.694, with two coloured images of the Abbey pasted on verso and facsimile of the 'A 1 charter' by Harrison of Ripon pasted before it. Pressed flower inside folded map at p.578. Provenance: title page inscribed 'to Cap J[?]Matterson'. Engraved title page inscribed 'TD'. Binding: nineteenth-century boards; spine wanting, amateur repair, backed with blue fabric, decorated with yellow flowers.
Makers and roles
John Bigland (1750-1832), author