Introduction to the Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, Intituled the Beauties of England and Wales (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from Introduction to the Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, Intituled the Beauties of England and Wales

Preface to Mr. Hatcher's edition of Richard of Cirencester, Lond. 1809.

The propriety of such an assertion will be readily admitted, when it is observed, that this map was engraved after a drawing by the Rev. Thomas Mann, of Bath, whose deep researches into British antiquities are evinced in papers contributed to several county histories, and other works. The map here presented contains all the improvements in the geography of ancient Britain, suggested by Richard of Cirencester.

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Excerpt from Introduction to the Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, Intituled the Beauties of England and Wales

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.