A view of Staffordshire, containing the antiquities of the said county, [ca. 1710-1730].

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A view of Staffordshire, containing the antiquities of the said county, [ca. 1710-1730].

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Manuscript, in at least three hands, of a substantially complete version of the text of Erdeswicke's survey of Staffordshire, first published in 1844. Some of the original tables and lists, such as the list of bishops, contain additional information which brings the work current to the first quarter of the 18th century.

1 v. (442 p.) ; 30 x 20 cm.

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Erdeswicke, Sampson, -1603

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Sampson Erdeswicke (circa 1538-1603) was a Staffordshire recusant who pursued historical and antiquarian studies in his later years. His work on Staffordshire circulated in manuscript throughout the seventeeth century, and was first published in 1717 under the title A Survey of Staffordshire. From the description of View of Staffordshire : conteynynge the antiquities of the same county / written by Sampson Erdeswick of Sandon neare Strafford in the same county, Esq., circa 1600-1650....

Harwood, Thomas, 1767-1842

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