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Creator:
Bertram, Charles, 1723-1765
Title(s):

The description of Britain, translated from Richard of Cirencester: with the original treatise De Situ Britanniae; and a commentary on the itinerary; illustrated with maps.

Published/Created:
London: Printed for J. White & Co. by Richard Taylor and Co., M.DCCC.IX [1809].
Physical Description:
xxiii, 166, 127, [1] p., [3] leaves of plates (some folded) : facsimile, maps ; 23 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA145 B54
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"De situ Britanniae," by Charles Bertram, was a forgery claimed by him to have been copied from a manuscript written by Richard of Cirencester.
Translated by Henry Hatcher. The commentary is by Thomas Leman. - Brit. Museum Catalogue.
Plates engraved by C. Bertranus and Neele.
Subject Terms:
Engraving -- Specimens -- 1809.
Etching -- Specimens -- 1809.
Great Britain -- Antiquities.
Hatcher, Henry, 1777-1846.
Leman, Thomas, 1751-1826.
Richard, of Cirencester, active 14th century.
Taylor, Richard and Co. -- Printer.
White, (J.) and Co. -- Publisher.
Contributors:
Bertramus, Carolus, 1723-1765.
Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824.
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