Cantium, [the Kent Portion Of Camden’s Britannia.].
Disbound pages. A few margin chips and spots but otherwise good condition.
£45.00
Date
1695
Item Description
4to. 9.25 x 14.5 inches. Kent text, pp. 185-228, extracted from the larger work. [24] pp.
Illustrations
Decorated with initial.
Notes
The Kent pages extracted from a seventeenth century English translation of William Camden's monumental work, Britannia, first published in Latin in 1586, probably from the edition of 1595. It includes a general survey of the county and its history, a description of the principal towns and a section on more rare plants growing wild in Kent.
[Stock No. 22373]
Subjects
17th Century • History • Kent • Plants • Topography