Harrison's Description of England in Shakspere's youth. Being the second and third books of his Description of Britaine and England. Ed, from the first two editions of Holinshed's Chronicle, A.D. 1577, 1587, by Frederick J. Furnivall.

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Title
Harrison's Description of England in Shakspere's youth. Being the second and third books of his Description of Britaine and England. Ed, from the first two editions of Holinshed's Chronicle, A.D. 1577, 1587, by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Creator
Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910
Harrison, William, 1534-1593
Niven, William
Norden, John, 1548-1625? Map of London
Rendle, William, 1811-1893
Wheatley, Henry Benjamin, 1838-1917. ... Map of London
Contributor
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616
Published / Created
1877-81.
Publication Place
London,
Publisher
Pub. for the New Shakspere society, by N. Trübner & co.,
Description
No. 1, 5 only. In pt. 1 the front. (fold. map) is bound following p. 1. With manuscript letter from J.F. Furnivall inserted.
Part I. The second book, with extracts from the autograph manuscript of Harrison's Chronologie, and from foreign writers on England: also with Norden's map of London, 1593, and notes on it by Henry B. Wheatley.
Part II. The third book, with a view of the north of Cheapside in 1638 A.D., extracts from Stow, Howes, Busino, and De La Serre on London, 1598-1638; plans of Cambridge, and Canterbury, 1588 A.D.; and a map of Shakspere's routes to London; also with plans of Paris Garden, 1627, and the Bankside, Southwark, and an account of these places and the Globe and other theatres there, by W. Rendle ...
Extent
2 v. in 1 : illus., plates (part fold., 1 col.), fold. maps (incl. front.), plans ; 20 cm.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Zd 47

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
mixed material
Genre
Autographs
correspondence (AAT)
Hand coloring
Historiography
maps (AAT)
Maps in books
Subject (Geographic)
England--Description and travel
London (England)--Maps
London (England)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name)
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616

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1252011
Object ID (OID)
10000393

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