A COMMENTARY ON ANTONINUS HIS ITINERARY, OR JOURNIES OF THE ROMANE EMPIRE, SO FAR AS IT CONCERNETH BRITAIN: Wherein The First Foundation of Our Cities, Lawes , and Government, according to the Roman Policy, are clearly discovered, whence all succeeding Ages have drawn their Originall. The ancient Names of their Garrisons with this Island are restored to the Modern, with their Site, and true distances, Their Military Waies, and Walls; with many Antiquities, Medalls, Inscriptions, and Urnes, are recovered from the ruine of Time. A Work very usefull for all Historians, Antiquaries, Philologists.With a Chroographicall Map of the serverall Stations: And Index's to the whole Work

Tho. Roycroft, and are to be sold by Henry Twyford in Vne-Court - Middle Temple, and T. Twyford at the Inner Temple-Gate, 1658

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Year of publication

1658

Place of printing

London

Author

[Roman Britain], Burton

Publishers

Tho. Roycroft, and are to be sold by Henry Twyford in Vne-Court, Middle Temple, and T. Twyford at the Inner Temple-Gate

Edition

FIRST EDITION. William Burton was an English antiquary, best

First edition

Yes

Description

First Edition. With engraved portrait frontispiece of Burton by Wenceslaus Hollar, a large folding map, and numerous engravings throughout the text. Folio, handsomely bound in contemporary polished calf, the back sometime restored incorporating the original calf, red morocco lettering label gilt. Portrait, [xxii], 266, [5 Index, 1 Errata] pp. A very pleasing copy, crisp and clean, title-page shaved close at the upper edge touching the letters in "A Commentary", else a very well preserved copy.