The antiquities of Warwickshire, illustrated : from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes and armes ; beautified with maps, prospects, and portraictures by William Dugdale ; this edition is carefully copied, without the least alteration, from the old one, published in the year 1656; and besides the original copper-plate cuts, contains the new maps of the county and hundreds, also a whole sheet curious prospect of Blithe-Hall, the seat of the author.
Title
The antiquities of Warwickshire, illustrated : from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes and armes ; beautified with maps, prospects, and portraictures by William Dugdale ; this edition is carefully copied, without the least alteration, from the old one, published in the year 1656; and besides the original copper-plate cuts, contains the new maps of the county and hundreds, also a whole sheet curious prospect of Blithe-Hall, the seat of the author.
Date
1765
Place
Coventry
Publisher
Re-printed by John Jones facing the Cross
Edition
Second
Contributor
ENGRAVER:
Wenceslaus Hollar
Wenceslaus Hollar
Daniel King
Elisha Kirkall
Pierre Lombart
Robert Vaughan
Note
IMPRINT:
Coventry : Re-printed by John Jones facing the Cross, in Year of our Lord God, 1765.
Coventry : Re-printed by John Jones facing the Cross, in Year of our Lord God, 1765.
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Maps by Hen. Beighton.
With many engravings by W. Hollar, Hen. Beighton, R. Vaughan, E. Kirkall, P. Lombart and D. King.
Maps by Hen. Beighton.
With many engravings by W. Hollar, Hen. Beighton, R. Vaughan, E. Kirkall, P. Lombart and D. King.
FORMAT:
[12], 812, [9] pages, 34 unnumbered leaves of plates (13 folded) : illustrations, coats of arms, genealogical tables, maps.
[12], 812, [9] pages, 34 unnumbered leaves of plates (13 folded) : illustrations, coats of arms, genealogical tables, maps.
REFERENCES:
Pennington, Hollar, 530, 666, 956, 957, 968-71, 978, 985, 986, 1045, 1065, 1066, 1069, 1070, 1391, 1953-8, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966-9, 2235, 2237-40, 2244-6, 2249-51, 2253, 2254, 2270, 2271, 2273, 2287-9, 2291, 2294-6, 2299-300, 2314-17, 2325-7, 2332, 2334, 2335, 2338, 2342, 2344, 2348-54, 2356-60, 2364, 2366, 2373, 2374, 2376, 2378, 2388, 2393-413, 2469-535, 2600, 2621, 2623.
Pennington, Hollar, 530, 666, 956, 957, 968-71, 978, 985, 986, 1045, 1065, 1066, 1069, 1070, 1391, 1953-8, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966-9, 2235, 2237-40, 2244-6, 2249-51, 2253, 2254, 2270, 2271, 2273, 2287-9, 2291, 2294-6, 2299-300, 2314-17, 2325-7, 2332, 2334, 2335, 2338, 2342, 2344, 2348-54, 2356-60, 2364, 2366, 2373, 2374, 2376, 2378, 2388, 2393-413, 2469-535, 2600, 2621, 2623.
PROVENANCE:
Victoria University Library copy has armorial bookplate of Wm. Bedford pasted to front paste-down; old hand-drawn, water-coloured crest has been tipped into the margin at page 615.
Victoria University Library copy has armorial bookplate of Wm. Bedford pasted to front paste-down; old hand-drawn, water-coloured crest has been tipped into the margin at page 615.
Gift to Victoria University Library. Hoeniger, David. 2017/11/22.
CONDITION:
Contemporary full bound leather over boards. Text block is complete, including the fold out maps.
Contemporary full bound leather over boards. Text block is complete, including the fold out maps.
Archive Location
Library Catalog
Num Pages
901
Call Number
DA670 .W3 D85 1765
Rare Book Oversize
Cartographer
Henry Beighton [and engraver]
Files
Collection
Citation
William Dugdale, “The antiquities of Warwickshire, illustrated : from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes and armes ; beautified with maps, prospects, and portraictures by William Dugdale ; this edition is carefully copied, without the least alteration, from the old one, published in the year 1656; and besides the original copper-plate cuts, contains the new maps of the county and hundreds, also a whole sheet curious prospect of Blithe-Hall, the seat of the author.,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed June 1, 2025, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/9863.