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A Description Of England And Wales, Containing A Particular Account Of Each County, With Its Antiquities, Curiosities, Situation, Figure, Extent, Clim

A Description Of England And Wales, Containing A Particular Account Of Each County, With Its Antiquities, Curiosities, Situation, Figure, Extent, Clim

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Genealogy & HeraldryGeneral EuropeBritish History

ISBN10: 935444993X
ISBN13: 9789354449932
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Travel back to 18th-century England and Wales and watch the landscape of a whole nation unfold, county by county, in the words and images of its own age. This is Georgian Britain in close-up, from cathedral close to market cross. The detail is astonishing. Volume IV of the classic A Description Of England And Wales stands as an illustrated county history book of remarkable scope, blending antiquarian topographical survey with the character of a historic county gazetteer. Each county is introduced through its situation, climate and natural resources, then enriched with English county antiquities, accounts of castles cathedrals and abbeys, Roman and Saxon remains, caverns, mineral springs, agriculture, trade, British battles and sieges, and the lives of illustrious local figures. Copperplate engravings throughout capture palaces, fortresses, churches, monastic ruins, urns, inscriptions and other treasures in an antiquarian illustrated collection of rare charm. First issued in the later eighteenth century, this work is a cornerstone of Georgian Britain regional studies and helped shape how contemporary readers understood the regions of their own kingdom, and it still serves as a valuable reference for local historians, family researchers and lovers of British local history series. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, and an ideal gift for history lovers and anyone drawn to the deep story of place.

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