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The chorographical description, or, survey of the county of Devon, with the city and county of Exeter, Containing Matter of History, Antiquity, Chronology, the Nature of the Country, Commodities, and Government thereof: With sundry other Things, worthy Observation. Collected by the travail of Tristram Risdon, of Winscot, Gent. For the Love of his Country, and Country-Men in that Province.

Title
The chorographical description, or, survey of the county of Devon, [electronic resource] : with the city and county of Exeter, Containing Matter of History, Antiquity, Chronology, the Nature of the Country, Commodities, and Government thereof: With sundry other Things, worthy Observation. Collected by the travail of Tristram Risdon, of Winscot, Gent. For the Love of his Country, and Country-Men in that Province.
Author
Risdon, Tristram, approximately 1580-1640.
Publication
London : printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb without Temple Bar; and J. Hooke, at the Flower-de-Luce against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, MDCCXXIII. [1723]

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Description
[2],xiv,148,113-186,[12],425,[1],4p.,plates; 8⁰.
Subject
  • Spicer family
  • Devon (England) > Description and travel
  • Exeter (England) > Description and travel
Note
  • A reissue of the 1714 Curll edition with a cancel titlepage but without the initial leaf of advertisements and divisional titlepage.
  • A four page subscription list is inserted behind the titlepage.
  • With a final section: 'Some account of the family of Spicers, .. ', separately paginated.
  • The text and register are continuous.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642309815
  • ECCO1-T117943
Author
Risdon, Tristram, approximately 1580-1640.
Title
The chorographical description, or, survey of the county of Devon, [electronic resource] : with the city and county of Exeter, Containing Matter of History, Antiquity, Chronology, the Nature of the Country, Commodities, and Government thereof: With sundry other Things, worthy Observation. Collected by the travail of Tristram Risdon, of Winscot, Gent. For the Love of his Country, and Country-Men in that Province.
Imprint
London : printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb without Temple Bar; and J. Hooke, at the Flower-de-Luce against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, MDCCXXIII. [1723]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T117943.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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