The description of Britain
Title
The description of Britain
Alternative Title
Full title: The description of Britain : translated from Richard of Cirencester ; with the original treatise De situ Britannicæ ; and a commentary on the itinerary.
Creator
Charles Bertram, 1723-1765
Publisher
London : Printed for J. White and Co., Fleet Street, By Richard Taylor and Co. Shoe Lane
Date
M.DCCC.IX [1809]
Format
[v], vi-xxiii, 166, 127, [1] pages, [1] leaf of plates : [2] folded maps ; 23 cm
Description
"De situ Britannicae" by Charles Bertram, was a forgery claimed by him to have been copied from a manuscript written by Richard of Cirencester--National Union Catalog.
Translated by Henry Hatcher, the commentary by Thomas Leman--British Library Catalogue.
Errata on last page.
Includes index.
Second page 53-54 inserted after page 166.
Translated by Henry Hatcher, the commentary by Thomas Leman--British Library Catalogue.
Errata on last page.
Includes index.
Second page 53-54 inserted after page 166.
Provenance
Bookplate of John Clayton pasted inside front cover.
Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]
Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2015]
Contributor
Richard of Cirencester, -1401? attributed name
Hatcher, Henry, 1777-1846. translator
Leman, Thomas, 1751-1826. author of commentary
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.) donor
Schulich-Woolf Collection.
Hatcher, Henry, 1777-1846. translator
Leman, Thomas, 1751-1826. author of commentary
Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.) donor
Schulich-Woolf Collection.
Language
English; Latin
Identifier
DA145 .B54 1809
Relation
Files
Collection
Citation
Charles Bertram, 1723-1765, “The description of Britain,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 20, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/123.