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
creatorOf Borlase, William, 1695-1772. Autograph letter signed : Ludgvan [Cornwall], to Jeremiah Milles, 1752 Aug. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
creatorOf William Borlase manuscript material : 1 item, 1764 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
creatorOf Borlase, William, 1695-1772. William Borlase manuscript material : 1 item, 1764 New York Public Library System, NYPL
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
creatorOf Borlase, William, 1695-1772. William Borlase letter to an unidentified correspondent : Ludgvan, Cornwall, England : ALS, 1772 July 13. UC Berkeley Libraries
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 Letters to John Ives, 1771-1775. Yale University, Lewis Walpole 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
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Great Britain
Burford, Oxfordshire
New Hall, Essex
Cornwall (England : County)
East Horndon, Essex
England--Cornwall (County)
Constantine, Cornwall
Ludgvan, Cornwall
Greenstead, Essex
Bath, Somerset
Cornwall, England
Great Britain
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Druids and druidism
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Birth 1695-02-02

Death 1772-08-31

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