Borlase, William, 1695-1772

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William Borlase, English geographer and studier of pre-Christian Britain. He wrote several books on British geography and antiquity, often focusing his interest on Celtic ruins.

From the description of William Borlase manuscript material : 1 item, 1764 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76945092

From the guide to the William Borlase manuscript material : 1 item, 1764, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)

Epithet: Author of the ' Antiquities of Cornwall '

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000302.0x000127

Epithet: MP for Chipping Wycombe (1628)

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000302.0x000131

English antiquary and author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Ludgvan [Cornwall], to Jeremiah Milles, 1752 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270524050
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creatorOf Borlase, William, 1695-1772. William Borlase : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1920-2000 [graphic]. Frick Art Reference Library
referencedIn Letters to John Ives, 1771-1775. Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library
creatorOf Borlase, William, 1695-1772. Autograph letter signed : Ludgvan [Cornwall], to Jeremiah Milles, 1752 Aug. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf William Borlase manuscript material : 1 item, 1764 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
referencedIn " SOME NOTES taken [of debates in the House of Commons] in ye Cessions of Parliament held at Westminster," 17 Mar. 1627 [8]-26 June, 1628. Written in various hands, as copied day by day by news-writers. At the end are:-(a) Catalogue of Bills during ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. (ff. 240). 1. LETTERS of Smart Lethieullier, of Aldersbrook, co. Essex (ob. 1760), chiefly on Roman and Saxon antiquities, architecture, etc.; 28 Sept. 1743-1 April, 1760. ff. 1-105. Among the special subjects treated are:-The origin of buria... British Library
referencedIn Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
creatorOf Borlase, William, 1695-1772. William Borlase manuscript material : 1 item, 1764 New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Borlase, William, 1695-1772. William Borlase letter to an unidentified correspondent : Ludgvan, Cornwall, England : ALS, 1772 July 13. UC Berkeley Libraries
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Burford, Oxfordshire
New Hall, Essex
Cornwall (England : County)
East Horndon, Essex
Constantine, Cornwall
Great Britain
Ludgvan, Cornwall
Bath, Somerset
Cornwall, England
England--Cornwall (County)
Greenstead, Essex
Great Britain
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Birth 1695-02-02

Death 1772-08-31

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