Early works to 1800

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An appendix concerning the Diocese of Lincolnshire including the people who donate to them, the parishes they preside over, and their jurisdictions.

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A local index of names. The pages appear to be from a registry of different cities or communities. The pages are numbered 469-472. Additional pages are not included.

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The folio includes pages 245-282 of a more detailed index of family names in alphabetical order based on location. It also provides tax records for the families of Lincolnshire. The other pages not included.

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Pages 331-393 of an unknown book. The included section is titled "Lincolnshire." The text consists of a description and history of the area, including additions to Lincolnshire and etchings of forged weapons, gates and walls, and the Lincoln Cathedral. The text also contains a list of rare plants found in Lincolnshire.

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Selected pages from "Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd." The title page claims to show all direct and principal cross roads in England and Wales and includes all towns, villages, and churches around these crossroads. Some pages include maps. The descriptions note all the cites, borough-towns, towns-corporate, and arms. The book lists Emanual Bowen as the engraver and Thomas Bowles as the printer. The item measures approximately 5 x 8 inches.

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Selected pages from a book titled "Britiannia Illustrata." The engravings include one depicting Doddington in the county of Lincoln, and four depicting different views of Grimsthorp in the county of Lincoln. The text also includes a table noting the name of the Palace, the location, and who lives there. Printed for David Mortier at Erasmus's Head in the Strand, and Daniel Midwinter at Three Crowns in St. Paul's Church Yard.

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"Britannia or a chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland" by William Camden. This second edition, volume one is translated into English, with additions and improvements. The volume also includes three maps. One for Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Darbyshire. Each with sections describing their history and geography. Published in London, 1722.

Scope and Contents Selected pages from a book titled "Britiania: or a Geographical Description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland with the Isles and Territories thereto belonging." Included are a dedication to King Charles II, a preface to the reader, and an alphabetical table of the Benefactors to this work. A map titled "General map of the Isles of Great Britain," designed by Monsuier Sanson, geographer to the French King. Tho. Roycroft published the text "for the Undertaker, Richard...

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A broadside advertisement titled the "Large English Atlas: a New Set of All the Counties of England and Wales," by Emanuel Bowen, geographer to His Majesty, Thomas Kitchen, and Others. The atlas is printed and sold by T. Bowles of London. The maps advertised are not included. The active periods of the named geographers are Emanual Bowen (1694-1767), and Thomas Kitchen (1718-1784).

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A map titled "Eboracum, Lincolnia, Derbia, Staffordia, Notinghamia, Lecestria, Rutlandia, et Norfolcia" of the Lincolnshire coast.