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Notes of antiquarian tours through the counties of England, written in 1759-1771 by R. Gough

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MS. Top. Gen. e. 26
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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.

  1. North Wales (1770).

Dates

  • Creation: written in 1759-1771 by R. Gough

Extent

257 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Top. Gen. e. 26

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. 25520.

Custodial History

Lot 973 in the Gough Nichols sale, 1874.

Gough Nichols coll. vol. no. 11 (from 1874 to about 1884).

Related Materials

For other counties, see MSS. Top. Gen. e. 16-25, 27-28.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

about 9 5/8 × 7 7/8 in.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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