Spence, Joseph, active 1701-1741, Reverend; Professor of Poetry, afterwards of Modern History, at Oxford

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Epithet: Reverend; Professor of Poetry, afterwards of Modern History, at Oxford

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referencedIn ORIGINAL letters of the Rev. Joseph Spence, Professor of Poetry, and afterwards Regius Professor of Modern History, at Oxford, written to his mother [Mirabella Spence], during tours in France and Italy, 24 Dec. 1730-2 July, 1733; in Holland, Flanders..., 1731-1741 British Library
referencedIn TWO LECTURES (Nos. 9 and 10) of Joseph Spence, Professor of Poetry at Oxford, on Virgil's Æneid; 1730. Lat. Paper. Small Quarto. Presented by W. H. Carpenter, Esq. [Add. 17,281.], 1730 British Library
referencedIn Vol. VI. (ff. 235). 1703-1759. 1. T[homas] M[adox], antiquary, to Edward Floyde [Lhwyd], "at the Museum in Oxford," ending "There is nobody yet appointed Keeper of the Cotton-Library, nor any salary settled on that place,"; London, 18 Feb. 1702 [3]. ... British Library
referencedIn "THE Charliad: an Epic poem," in three cantos, prepared for the press and illustrated with notes by Rev. Joseph Spence, Professor of Poetry at Oxford. Paper; xviiith cent. Quarto., 18th century British Library
referencedIn PAPERS of Joseph Spence; consisting of descriptive accounts of his tours on the Continent [see Eg. 2,234], and of journeys to Kimbolton and Ormesby in 1743, and to Kirkby and the Peak in 1752, with miscellaneous travelling notes on antiquities, paint... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL LETTERS from E. Hercules, a mercantile agent, to the Rev. Joseph Spence, written from Bombay, Bushire, Shiraz, and Calcutta; 10 Dec. 1763-30 Sept. 1767. Included are journals and drawings, in Indian ink, of Persepolis, which was visited by t... British Library
referencedIn PHELPS PAPERS. Vol. I. (ff. 320). 22 June, 1725-26 Sept. 1757. 1. Original Letters to R. Phelps from (a) W[illiam] B[agot, afterw. 1st Baron Bagot]; Blithfield, [co. Staff.], 5 Nov. 1755. f. 280;-(b) Sn[eyd] Davies, [Prebendary of Lichfield, afterw.... British Library
referencedIn "MAGAZINE Papers," sent to the "British Magazine" for Jan. 1748 and to the "London Chronicle," etc., by Rev. J. Spence. Autograph. Paper; xviiith cent. Folio., 18th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. XIX (ff. 294). S.includes:ff. 1, 2 George Sale, orientalist: Letters to T. Birch: 1734.f. 3 Abhi Claude Safiier, FRS; French historian and librarian: Letter to T. Birch: 1756.: Fr.f. 5 Abhi Claude Safiier, FRS; French historian and librari... British Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
North Carolina, America
Flanders, Belgium
Holland, the Netherlands
Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire
Kirkby-Mallory, Leicestershire
Wansford, Northamptonshire
Naples, Kingdom of, Italy
Ormesby, Lincolnshire
Cambrai, France
Spanish America, Americas
Malplaquet, Belgium
Italy, Europe
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
The Peak, Derbyshire
Persepolis, Persia
Mons, Belgium
Havana, Cuba
San Jago, Cuba
Northallerton, North Riding of Yorkshire
Sherrifmuir, Perthshire
Florence, Italy
Yorkshire, England
Dunblane, Perthshire
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