Justin Croft Antiquarian Books - Rare and Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts
Home
Recent Additions
Advanced Search
Catalogues
Contact
About us
Find us
RSS
Art & Architecture
Gastronomy
History
Literature
Manuscripts
Music
Occult
Religion
Science & Medicine
Social Sciences
{By Keyword}
create pdf catalogue:
faversham
order items by:
Author Ascending
Unsorted
Author Descending
Title Ascending
Title Descending
Price Ascending
Price Descending
Newest First
Faversham
357
£475.00
JACOB, Edward. ~ The history of the town and port of Faversham, in the county of Kent. By Edward Jacob, Esq. F.S.A. Illustrated with copper plates. London: for the author, by J. March; and sold by B. White, In Fleet-Street; L. Hawes, and Co. In Pater-Noster-Row; S. Patterson, In Essex-Street; and by S. Doorne, in Faversham, 1774.
First edition, author’s presentation copy inscribed, in the year of Jacob’s death to William LeGrand (probably his brother-in-law).
more...
Jacob’s is the best of all the early Faversham histories. Born in Canterbury, Jacob settled in Faversham (living at 78 Preston Street) and practised as a surgeon. He was four times mayor of Faversham.
see full details...
580
£500.00
(KENT). BOWEN, Emanuel, cartographer. ~ An accurate map of the County of Kent divided into its lathes, and subdivided into Hundreds. Drawn from Survyes. amd most approved modern Maps, with various additional Improvements: Ilustrated with Historical Extracts relative to the Air, Soil, Natural Produce, Manufactures, Trade and present State of its Cities & principal Towns. London: for Laurie & Whittle... and Bowles and Carver, [c. 1795.]
Bowen’s map of Kent was first published in 1751 (Bibliotheca Cantiana 18) and formed part Bowen’s The large English atlas, or, A new set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales.
more...
The maps were several times reprinted before 1800. This example, with the imprint naming Laurie, Whittle, Bowles and Carver with its own slipcase dates from after 1795. The large cartouche at the bottom left depicts Kentish trades and occupations (including hop growing), while the inset at the top left is a survey (dated 1736) of the treacherous waters around the Goodwin Sands south of Deal.
see full details...