1742 John Dart on Westminster Abbey & Cathedral | 100+ Royal Arms Engravings

1742 John Dart on Westminster Abbey & Cathedral | 100+ Royal Arms Engravings

John Dart was an early 18^th-century English historian who is primarily remembered for his historical perspectives of Westminster Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral. In his book “Westmonasterium”, Dart seemingly covers every topic about Westminster Abbey including the abbots and churchmen of the cathedral, history of the cathedral itself, names of those buried at the church, and much more.

Though, perhaps the most desirable aspect of this enormous two-volume set is the plethora of huge, full-page and folding engravings throughout. These illustrations offer views of coats-of-arms, views of the cathedral, monuments and artwork, altars, tombs, and still many other designs.

Item number: #26405

Price: $950

DART, John

Westmonasterium. Or the history and antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peters Westminster. : Containing, an account of its ancient and modern building

London: Printed for T. Bowles and J. Bowles, 1742.

Details:

• Collation: 2 volumes
  • 1 – [8], xlii, 195, [1]
    • 74 plates of engravings
  • 2 – [2], iv, xliv, 24, 146, xvi, [4]
    • 72 plates of engravings (frontispiece present but damaged)
  • Provenance: Armorial Bookplate
    • John Bolton
      • Lieutenant-Colonel John Bolton (1756–1837) was an English merchant, Volunteer Corps officer, and slave trader. During the Napoleonic Wars, he raised an 800-strong battalion of the Liverpool Volunteers regiment to defend against Napoleon’s planned invasion of the United Kingdom. In 1787, he branched into the African trade, investing in seventy-three slaving voyages between 1787 and 1807, often as the sole investor, in the last years of the British slave trade. These voyages transported approximately 20,000 slaves to the New World.
    • John Caillaud, Esq^r.
      • Potentially Brigadier-General John Caillaud (1726–1812), who was Commander-in-Chief, India. In 1759 he was made Commander of the Bengal Army. Edmund Burke later claimed that, during the course of the Bengal War, Caillaud had set three official seals to a document expressing an intent to kill Ali Gauhar, the Mughal Crown Prince, allegations that Caillaud strongly denied. He subsequently became Commander of the Madras Army in which capacity he negotiated a treaty with Nazim Ali, which guaranteed Nazim Ali military support in return for occupation of the Northern Circars by the East India Company.
    • Language: English
    • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
    • Size: ~16in X 10.5in (40.5cm x 27cm)

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