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Francis Grose, Esq., FAS., The Antiquities of England and Wales, Being a Collection of Views of the Most remarkable Ruins and antient Buildings, Accurately drawn on the spot. To each view is added An Historical Accounf of its Situation, when and by whom built, with every interesting Circumstance relating thereto. Collected from the best authorities.

London, Printed by C. Clarke, for S. Hooper, No. 212 High Holborn, opposite Southampton Street, Bloomsbury Square, M.DCC.LXXXIII [1783]

My copy of Volume I is falling apart, but that at least means I don’t have to worry about damaging the binding when I scan the pictures! I took a photograph of this book open to the title page.

I wish I had more volumes of this series. I recently obtained volume 3, but it came without the maps, unfortunately. The perils of eBay!

I’ve also typed up a short biography of Francis Grose from 1814.

Captain Francis Grose is also known for compiling dictionaries. I have a copy of his Provincial Glossary. He also wrote a dictionary of slang; Project Gutenberg has made a text version of an 1811 version of this (I have a fac simile edition) and I have used this as a starting point, corrected many errors, and put it online as the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for Captain Francis Grose.

The Map of Bedfordshire

The Map of Bedfordshire

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

A public-domain map of Bedfordshire from 1783. Places marked on the map include: Ampthill, Aspely Guise [Aspley Guise], Astwood, Battledon, Bedford, Berkford, Bigleswade [Biggleswade], Biscot, Bletnes [...]

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Bedfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

The map of Cornwall

The map of Cornwall

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

Old map of Cornwall, 18th Century.

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Cornwall; England

Added: 2006-01-17

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

A public domain map of the County of Cambridgeshire in England, from 1783. Places marked on the map include the following: Abbingtons, Arrington, Audre, Batsham, Bedelhey, Bigleswade (Bedfordshire), B [...]

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Cambridgeshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

A public domain map of the County of Buckinghamshire in England, from 1783. Places marked on the map include the following: The Hundreds: A. Newport; B. Buckingham; C. Cottslow; D. Ashenden; E. Alesbu [...]

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Buckinghamshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Reading Abbey (Coloured version)

Reading Abbey (Coloured version)

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

Version of the Reading Abbey engraving stretched slightly to make it fit a computer desktop (background/wallpaper) and then coloured (by Liam Quin).

Keywords: ruins, abbeys, windows, arches, entrances, trees, colour, backgrounds, wallpaper

Places shown: Reading; Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Front Cover, Grose’s Antiquities of England and Wales, Vol I

Front Cover, Grose’s Antiquities of England and Wales, Vol I

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

My copy of volume I is bound in full leather, but the boards are detached. I have Volumes one and three (and vol. three is missing the maps).

Keywords: colour, book covers

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-11-22

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

The Map of Berkshire

The Map of Berkshire

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1783)

A public domain map of the County of Berkshire in England, from 1783. Note: I have only a very few of these: I own volumes one and two of the series, but volume two was sold to me via eBay and was ent [...]

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Berkshire; England

Added: 2006-01-11

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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