Magna Britannia antiqua & nova: or, a new, exact, and comprehensive survey of the ancient and present state of Great-Britain. Consisting of I. A Compleat and Accurate Description of the Cities, Boroughs, Towns and Parishes in the Kingdom. II. Their Antiquities. Their Ecclesiastical, Civil, Natural, and Literary History; with a View of the Manners, Policy and Customs of the Inhabitants. III. A Copious Account of the Foundations, Endowments, Original State, and present Condition of the Cathedrals, Monasteries, Churches, Palaces, and other publick Structures. IV. Compleat Lists of most of the Church Livings in England, and in what Hundred or Deanary they lye: Their Value in the King's Books, and real Income; also an Account of many of their Present Patrons and Incumbents. V. A full History and Description of all the Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats and their Present Possessors, with Pedigrees of their Families, Ancient and Modern, according to the best Accounts. Likewise Memoirs of the Live

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  • Magna Britannia antiqua & nova: or, a new, exact, and comprehensive survey of the ancient and present state of Great-Britain. Consisting of I. A Compleat and Accurate Description of the Cities, Boroughs, Towns and Parishes in the Kingdom. II. Their Antiquities. Their Ecclesiastical, Civil, Natural, and Literary History; with a View of the Manners, Policy and Customs of the Inhabitants. III. A Copious Account of the Foundations, Endowments, Original State, and present Condition of the Cathedrals, Monasteries, Churches, Palaces, and other publick Structures. IV. Compleat Lists of most of the Church Livings in England, and in what Hundred or Deanary they lye: Their Value in the King's Books, and real Income; also an Account of many of their Present Patrons and Incumbents. V. A full History and Description of all the Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats and their Present Possessors, with Pedigrees of their Families, Ancient and Modern, according to the best Accounts. Likewise Memoirs of the Live
  • Magna Britannia et Hibernia
  • Atlas geographus. Supplement.
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Imprint
London: printed for and sold by Cæsar Ward and Richard Chandler, booksellers, at the Ship without Temple Bar, and at their shops in Coney Street, York, and at Scarborough Spaw, MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]
Publication year
1738-1738
ESTC No.
T107760
Grub Street ID
160772
Description
6v.,plates : ill.,maps ; 4⁰
Note
A reissue of the 1720-31 edition of 'Magna Britannia et Hibernia' by Thomas Cox, originally published in monthly parts as a supplement to the 'Atlas Geographus'.

Titlepages in red and black.

Vols.1 and 2 have continuous pagination.

Price from imprint: Price three Guineas bound and gilt. In Six Volumes.