Proposals for printing by subscription the history and antiquities of Essex. Compiled from the best and most ancient historians; from domesday-book, inquisitions post mortem, and other the most valuable records and MSS. &c. Particularly from the collections of the Late Rev. Mr. Holman, and Mr. Samuel Dale; including those of Mr. Richard Symonds, Mr. Thomas Jekyll, the Rev. Mr. John Ousely, Mr. Humfrey Wanley (who furnished materials out of the harleian library) and the great improvements of the late most accurate Mr. John Booth. The whole digested, improved, perfected, and brought down to the present time, by the Reverend Philip Morant, M.A. rector of St. Mary's, Colchester, &c. and Fellow of the society of antiquaries.
| Author/creator | Morant, Philip |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [London] : [publisher not identified], [1761] |
| Description | 1 sheet ; 1/2⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | History and antiquities of the county of Essex. Prospectus |
| General note | Dated at head: May 26, 1761. |
| General note | At foot of sheet: "Subscriptions will be taken in by the Rev. Mr. Morant, at Colchester; and by the following booksellers: T. Osborn; J. Whiston and B. White; S. Baker; and L. Davis and C. Reymers. Also by the booksellers at Colchester, Norwich, Ipswich, Chelmsford, &c. &c.". |
| General note | The work was published in three parts, the first appearing in 1763, part ii in 1764 and part iii in 1766, the three parts were published together in 2 volumes in 1768. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T196500. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Prospectuses. |
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