1809 BRITAIN Bertram ENGLAND MAPS Scotland Medieval monk Richard of Westminster

BERTRAM, Charles

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Charles Bertram was an 18th-century English historian best-remembered for his landmark book ‘Description of Britain’. This book, based on the manuscripts and letters of 14th-century Benedictine monk Richard of Westminster (Cirencester), was the authoritative work on the history of England for decades.

 

This 1809 English edition was translated by Henry Hatcher and includes the commentary of Thomas Leman (per the BMC). It features editions of the maps in the style of the original 1750s maps.

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1809 BRITAIN Bertram ENGLAND MAPS Scotland Medieval monk Richard of Westminster

 

Charles Bertram was an 18th-century English historian best-remembered for his landmark book ‘Description of Britain’. This book, based on the manuscripts and letters of 14th-century Benedictine monk Richard of Westminster (Cirencester), was the authoritative work on the history of England for decades.

 

This 1809 English edition was translated by Henry Hatcher and includes the commentary of Thomas Leman (per the BMC). It features editions of the maps in the style of the original 1750s maps.

 

Item number: #20106

Price: $550

 

BERTRAM, Charles

 

The description of Britain, translated from Richard of Cirencester: with the original treatise De situ Britanniae ; and a commentary on the itinerary

 

London : Printed by Richard Taylor and Company, 1809.

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages
    • xxiii, [1], 166, 127, [1]
    • 2 folding maps
  • Provenance: Armorial bookplate – John Clerk Brodie
    • Likely John Clerk Brodie (1811-1888), father of Sir Thomas Dawson Brodie, 1st Baronet of Idvies FRSE (1832–1896), a Scottish lawyer and peer and progenitor of the Scottish law firm Brodies. Motto: Be Mindful to Unite
  • Language: English / Latin
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~9.75in X 6in (24.5cm x 15.5cm)

 

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20106

Categories

European History

Voyages & Exploration & Maps

Authors

BERTRAM, Charles

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete

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