The natural history of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Peak, in Derbyshire : with an account of the British, Phoenician, Armenian, Gr. and Rom. antiquities in those parts. By Charles Leigh, Doctor of Physick.
1700
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Title
The natural history of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Peak, in Derbyshire : with an account of the British, Phoenician, Armenian, Gr. and Rom. antiquities in those parts. By Charles Leigh, Doctor of Physick.
Created/published
Oxford : Printed for the author; and to be had at Mr. George West's, and Mr. Henry Clement's, booksellers there; Mr. Edward Evet's, at the Green-Dragon, in St. Paul's Church-yard; and Mr. John Nicholson, at the King's-Arms, in Little-Britain, London, MDCC. [1700]
Description
[24], 4, [2], 164, [16], 181-195, p. 190, [2], 97, [3], 79, 72-80, [4], 81-112, [36] p., [4], 1, [1], 6, VI-VII, [1], plate II, 10 leaves of plates : ill., map, port., coats of arms ; (fol.)
Associated name
Leigh, Charles, 1662-1701?, author.
Savage, John, active 1680, printmaker.
Moll, Herman, -1732, printmaker.
Burghers, Michael, 1647 or 1648-1727, printmaker.
Collins, John, active 1670-1682, printmaker.
Spofforth, R., printmaker.
Savage, John, active 1680, printmaker.
Moll, Herman, -1732, printmaker.
Burghers, Michael, 1647 or 1648-1727, printmaker.
Collins, John, active 1670-1682, printmaker.
Spofforth, R., printmaker.
Note
With frontis. portrtait of the author (pi1v) signed: W. Faithorn delin I. Savage sculp.
Imprimatur on verso of title page: Imprimatur, Guil. Painter, S.T.P. Vice-Cancel. Oxon.
Map signed "H. Moll sculp. 1700."; some internal plates signed "del. MBurg. Sc. UniOx.", "Ia: Collins sculp.", or "R. Spofforth sculp".
With a list of subscribers.
Includes errata at end of each part.
Includes index.
Imprimatur on verso of title page: Imprimatur, Guil. Painter, S.T.P. Vice-Cancel. Oxon.
Map signed "H. Moll sculp. 1700."; some internal plates signed "del. MBurg. Sc. UniOx.", "Ia: Collins sculp.", or "R. Spofforth sculp".
With a list of subscribers.
Includes errata at end of each part.
Includes index.
ESTC staff note
DFONOTE jre: we have dup. 3*1,2 bound in, noted in cpn; extra leaf after p. 190 is an errata leaf, titled "Errata in the first book"; # of plates matches when rechecked FOREPLY: DMS the pages following 164p. section are on leaves 2T3-4, 3*⁶, the leaf following "p. 190" is headed "The authors dedication" what are the additional leaves? Please check numbering of plates; Map is not a true double plate, just folded in primary copy. FONOTE jre: pag: ...164, [20],...p. 190, [4], 97, [3], 79... [25] leaves of plates; map is folded (double page); imprimatur on pi2v: "Imprimatur, Guil. Painter, S.T.P. Vice-Cancel. Oxon."; frontis. port. signed "W. Faithorn delin I. Savage Sculp."; map is signed "H. Moll Sculp. 1700."; some other plates signed: "del. MBurg. Sc. UniOx.", "Ia: Collins Sculp.", and "R. Spofforth Sculp"
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), L975
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R20833
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R20833
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- Oxford.
Item Details
Call number
L975
Folger-specific note
135460. With duplicate 3*1,2 ("A explication of the cuts...engraved by Mr Sturt.") bound in after p. 164; unsigned errata leaf ("Errata in the first book") bound in after p. 190. Map (plate) partially hand-colored. Provenance: engraved armorial bookplate of Robt: [Robert] Cunliffe