Notes of antiquarian tours through the counties of England, written in 1759-1771 by R. Gough
Notes of antiquarian tours through the counties of England, undertaken by Richard Gough in 1759-71 (Nichols, Literary Anecdotes, vi. 269 note), with a short index of places. There are many drawings or etchings of churches, of views, and of monumental and architectural details.
- Essex ('Iter Essexiense ... in the years 1760 to 1764. By Richard Gough', fol. 13, cf. 150);
- Gloucestershire (1765; fol. 282).
Dates
- Creation: written in 1759-1771 by R. Gough
Extent
396 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Top. Gen. e. 18
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 25512.
Custodial History
Lot 973 in the Gough Nichols sale, 1874.
Gough Nichols coll. vol. no. 3 (from 1874 to about 1884).
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
about 8 1/2 × 6 3/4
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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