The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Huntingdon

Huntingdonshire (County [UK]), Cambridgeshire (County [UK]), England


View Larger MapDescription of institution: Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntingdon People associated with this location: Scampton, John (-fl. c. 1699) - Lived at or near
 Print Sources linked to this location: Subject of discourse or work of art - British curiosities in nature and art exhibiting an account of natural and artificial rareties, both ancient and modern, ... And an appendix, concerning the posts, markets, and their fairs.