'A Description of the Roads in the Lordship of Howbury in Oxfordshire...'
'A Description of the Roads in the Lordship of Howbury in Oxfordshire leading to & from Bensington to Wallingford, the Estate of Robert Needham Esqr', 'by William Burgess': a folded coloured map.
Dates
- Creation: Made early in the 18th century by W. Burgess
Extent
3 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Maps Oxon a. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Maps Oxon a. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20436
Abstract
'A Description of the Roads in the Lordship of Howbury in Oxfordshire...'
Biographical / Historical
William Burgess (1827-1881) was an architect and designer.
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. 30636
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from Mr. T. A. Evans in Feb. 1885 for 21s., see after SC no. 29613.
Physical Facet
On parchment
Dimensions
21 1/2 × 16 5/8 in.
Subject
- Title
- 'A Description of the Roads in the Lordship of Howbury in Oxfordshire...'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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