A description of the Isle of Thanet, and particularly of the town of Margate; with an account of the accommodations provided there for strangers; their manner of bathing in the sea, and machines for that purpose, their assemblies, amusements and diversions, public and private; the antiquities and remarkable places to be seen on the island, as well as on some short but pleasant tours along the coasts of Kent; with a description of Sandwich, Deal, Dover, Canterbury, Rochester, Chatham, and other places eminent for their situation, and celebrated in antient history. The whole illustrated with a correct map of the island, a plan of Ramsgate-Pier, and a representation of the machines for bathing

People / Organizations

• T. G. (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for J. Newbery and W. Bristow in St. Paul's Church Yard, 1765.

Added name

Bristow, Whiston, active 1760-1770, bookseller.; Newbery, John, 1713-1767, bookseller.

Publication year

1765

ESTC No.

T67308

Grub Street ID

291916

Description

[2], 68, [4] p., [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., 1 map ; 12°.

Note

Written in epistolary form, signed on p. 64: T. G

The title page is engraved and has been included in the number of plates

Below imprint on title page: Price One Shilling

With two final advertisement leaves

Later editions published anonymously as 'The Margate guide. .. '

Signatures: B-G]6.