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Britannia Romana Collected from Ptolemy, Antonine's Itinerary, the Notitia, and Inscriptions
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
Map of Britain in Roman times drawn from several sources, including the works of Ptolemy and The Itinerary of the Emperor Antoninus, a register of the stations and distances along the various roads of the Roman empire.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Maps, Britannia (Camden, William), England, Islands
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 2
- 1806
…set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Britannia through the use of his personal notes, as well as the writings and findings of other naturalists, academics, and writers. Camden wrote Britannia as a display of national pride aimed to show Britain's history, institutions, and inhabitants …world of scholarship. The first edition of Britannia consisted of a small octavo. Throughout his lifetime, Camden added to the work. After his…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Travel, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Maps, Ruined buildings, England--London, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Naturalists, Natural history, Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Coins, Roman, Coins, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- From the Earliest Antiquity/Translated From the Edition Published by the Author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries, by Richard Gough
- 1806
…set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Britannia through the use of his personal notes, as well as the writings and findings of other naturalists, academics, and writers. Camden wrote Britannia as a display of national pride aimed to show Britain's history, institutions, and inhabitants …world of scholarship. The first edition of Britannia consisted of a small octavo. Throughout his lifetime, Camden added to the work. After his…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Ruined buildings, Coins, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Naturalists, Natural history, England, Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- From the Earliest Antiquity/Translated From the Edition Published by the Author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries, by Richard Gough
- 1806
…set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Britannia through the use of his personal notes, as well as the writings and findings of other naturalists, academics, and writers. Camden wrote Britannia as a display of national pride aimed to show Britain's history, institutions, and inhabitants …world of scholarship. The first edition of Britannia consisted of a small octavo. Throughout his lifetime, Camden added to the work. After his…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Travel, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Naturalists, Natural history, Maps, Ruined buildings, England, England--London, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Coins, Roman, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants, Caesar, Julius
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Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 3
- From the Earliest Antiquity/Translated From the Edition Published by the Author in MCDVII. Enlarged by the Latest Discoveries, by Richard Gough
- 1806
…set foot in Scotland or Ireland. He compiled Britannia through the use of his personal notes, as well as the writings and findings of other naturalists, academics, and writers. Camden wrote Britannia as a display of national pride aimed to show Britain's history, institutions, and inhabitants …world of scholarship. The first edition of Britannia consisted of a small octavo. Throughout his lifetime, Camden added to the work. After his…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Nichols, John, 1745-1826
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Gough, Richard, 1735-1809, Travel, Nichols, John, 1745-1826, Voyages and travels, Naturalists, Natural history, Maps, Ruined buildings, England--London, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Islands, Science, Science--Study and teaching, Camden, William, 1551-1623, Coins, Coins, Roman, Botany, Fossils, Rare plants
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Plate of Urns
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
Engraving by English cartographer and engraver John Cary (c. 1754-1835) depicting 24 urns excavated from locations throughout Great Britain.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Cary, John, approximately 1754-1835
- Subject Britannia (Camden, William), Urns, Excavations (Archaeology)
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Roman Coins
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Coins, Coins, Roman, Britannia (Camden, William), Numismatics
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British Coins
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Coins, Britannia (Camden, William), Numismatics
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The Charter Horn
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- 1806
Engraving depicting the Kavanagh Charter Horn, a ceremonial drinking vessel associated with the Caomhnách kings who ruled the Irish kingdom of Leinster. Fashioned out of ivory and brass gilt, the horn dates from the…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Ireland--Leinster, Horns, Archaeology
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Plate of Celts
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
Engraving depicting 16 celts (prehistoric stones or metal implements with a beveled cutting edge) excavated from locations throughout Great Britain.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Britannia (Camden, William), Celts, Excavations (Archaeology), Tools, Prehistoric
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Portrait of William Camden (1551-1623)
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1789 (Date of engraving)
- 1806 (Date of publication)
…1551-1623). Camden is best known as author of Britannia, the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Annales…
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Basire, James, 1769-1822
- After Gheeraerts, Marcus, 1561-1635 or 1636, Lodder, W.P.J.
- Subject Britannia (Camden, William), Camden, William, 1551-1623, Portraits, Historians, Antiquarians
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Plan & Elevations of Old Sarum
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
Engraving by James Basire (1769-1822) depicting the plan and elevations of Old Sarum, the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury in England.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Basire, James, 1769-1822
- Subject Maps, Britannia (Camden, William), England, England--Old Sarum (Extinct city)
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Saxon Coins (Plate 1)
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Coins, Britannia (Camden, William), Numismatics, Coins, Anglo-Saxon
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Roman Camp in the Muir of Lour. Roman Camp at Battle Dykes
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Maps, Scotland, Britannia (Camden, William)
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View of the Roman Military Way, Between the Camps of Battle Dykes, & Haerfauds, in the Muir of Lour
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Maps, Scotland, Britannia (Camden, William)
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Plan of the Roman Baths Discovered at Netherby in the Years 1732 & 1745
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 3
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Maps, Ruined buildings, England, Britannia (Camden, William), Baths, Roman
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Plan of the Roman Bath, Discovered in the City of Bath, 1755
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Maps, Ruined buildings, Britannia (Camden, William), England, Baths, Roman, England--Bath
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Ground Plot of the Roman Bath, Discovered in the City of Bath, 1755
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Maps, Ruined buildings, Britannia (Camden, William), England, Baths, Roman, England--Bath
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Saxon England According to the Saxon Chronicle
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
Map of Saxon England based upon descriptions in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Maps, Britannia (Camden, William), England, Islands, Anglo-Saxon chronicle
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Detail view of tessellated pavement
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
Detail view of a portion of tessellated pavement, one of a series of Roman antiquities excavated from the Gloucestershire village of Woodchester in England.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Britannia (Camden, William), England, Classical antiquities, Excavations (Archaeology), England--Woodchester
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Implements of War
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- 1806
Engraving depicting an assortment of ancient implements of war excavated from sites around Ireland. Included are a stone spear head and an arrow head, as well as a variety of brass spear heads and daggers.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Ireland, Britannia (Camden, William), Excavations (Archaeology), Weapons
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Roman Inscriptions in Scotland [Vol. IV, Plate III]
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- 1806
Engraving by Francis Cary (active 18th century) depicting a variety of ancient Roman inscriptions found in buildings and altars located throughout Scotland.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Cary, Francis
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Ruined buildings, Scotland, Britannia (Camden, William), Inscriptions
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Roman Inscriptions in Scotland [Vol. IV, Plate I]
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- 1806
Engraving by Francis Cary (active 18th century) depicting a variety of ancient Roman inscriptions found in buildings and altars located throughout Scotland.
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Cary, Francis
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Ruined buildings, Scotland, Britannia (Camden, William), Inscriptions
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View of Stonehenge and ground plans by Wood, Jones, Smith, and Stukeley
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 1
- 1806
Engraving by Francis Cary (active 18th century) depicting a view of Stonehenge and several ground plans meant to convey speculative representations of the original arrangement of Stonehenge as it once was, rather than…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Engraver Cary, Francis
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Maps, Britannia (Camden, William), England, England--Stonehenge
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Roman fort at Duntocher
- Part of Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Islands Adjacent, Vol. 4
- 1806
Series of engravings depicting remains and reconstructions of the Roman fort at Duntocher, a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Included are a sketch and profile of the ground where the fort stood (figures A and…
- Author Camden, William, 1551-1623
- Publisher Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814
- Printer J. Nichols and Son
- Subject Great Britain, Travel, Voyages and travels, Ruined buildings, Scotland, Britannia (Camden, William), Fortification, Roman

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