'The corographicall description ... of the county of Devon with the citty of and county of Exeter ... collected by the travell of T[ristram] R[isdon] of Winscott gent...'
MS. Gough Devon 3
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Description
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Title
'The corographicall description ... of the county of Devon with the citty of and county of Exeter ... collected by the travell of T[ristram] R[isdon] of Winscott gent...'
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Devon 3
Summary
'The corographicall description ... of the county of Devon with the citty of and county of Exeter ... collected by the travell of T[ristram] R[isdon] of Winscott gent...': at p. 196 are lists of sheriffs continued to 1697. At p. 227 is a transcript of Domesday for Devonshire, with index, in a different hand.
Date
Written chiefly in about the middle of the 17th century
Language
English
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
284 pages
Custodial history
With the armorial bookplate of Mark Cephas Tutet, in whose sale in 1786 this volume was no. 253 and was sold for £3 13s. 6d. to Gough.
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Collection contents
Devonshire
Devonshire MSS.
'The corographicall description ... of the county of Devon with the citty of and county of Exeter ... collected by the travell of T[ristram] R[isdon] of Winscott gent...'
