A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent

Title

A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent

Alternative Title

Full title: A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent / by William Somner ; publish'd by James Brome, M.A. rector of Cheriton, and chaplain to the Cinqueports ; to which is prefixt the Life of Mr. Somner.

Creator

William Somner, 1598-1669

Publisher

Oxford : Printed at the Theater

Date

1693

Format

[12], 118, [2], 117, [15] p. : 1 portrait (engraving) ; 18 cm (8vo)

Description

Title vignette (Sheldonian Theater).

With frontispiece portrait of the author on leaf a2v.

With imprimatur on verso of the title page (a3v).

"The life of Mr. Somner" by White Kennett precedes "The history of the Roman ports and forts in Kent" (caption titles); each has seperate pagination and register.

Includes index.

Provenance

Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]

Cipher bookplate of Sr. Peter Thompson, F.R.S.

bookplate of Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC.

signature of I[..] Nickolls.

Contributor

Kennett, White, 1660-1728.
Brome, James, -1719, editor.
Thompson, Peter, 1698-1770, former owner.
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.), former owner.
Schulich-Woolf Collection.

Language

English

Identifier

Dated 1693 .S66
ESTC, R19864

Files

Title page and portrait

Collection

Citation

William Somner, 1598-1669, “A treatise of the Roman ports and forts in Kent,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 27, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/28.