The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Thomas Coningsby, Sir (1657 - 1729)
Sir Thomas Coningsby also referred to as the (first) Earl of Coningsby. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6076?docPos=5 Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Coningsby RecipientReferences in Documents:
British Curiosities in Nature and Art (1713)
British Curiosities in Nature and Art; Exhibiting An Account of <hi rend="italic">Natural</hi>
and <hi rend="italic">Artificial Rarities</hi>, both Ancient and Modern,
intermixt with Historical and Geographical Passages. With a very particular
Account of the curiosities in <hi rend="italic">London</hi>, and the Two Universities. And an Appendix,
concerning The Posts, Markets, and their Fairs. To which is added a scheme,
containing other things most proper to be observed by Strangers, in 22
Respects, in as many Columns, curiously Engraved on a Sheet to fold up. The
Whole, Adapted to the Use of Strangers, who may Travel to see <hi rend="italic">England</hi>, and for such as go
thence into <hi rend="italic">Foreign Parts</hi>, in order to account for
what is Remarkable in their own Country ; as appeareth more clearly by the
<hi rend="italic">Preface</hi>. London Printed by Ch. Coningsby , at the
Ink-Bottle against Clifford's-Inn Back-Gate , in Fetter-Lane
Fleetstreet . 1713
F. H.for
British Curiosities in Nature and Art (1713)
British Curiosities
in
London
Printed byCh. Coningsby , at the
Ink-Bottle against Clifford's-Inn Back-Gate , in
Fetter-Lane
Fleetstreet .
1713
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with Historical and Geographical Passages.
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the curiosities inLondon , and the Two Universities.
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The Posts, Markets, and their F
To which is added
most proper to be observed by Strangers, in
22 Respects, in as many Columns, curiously
Engraved on a Sheet to fold up.
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may Travel to seeEngland , and for such as
go thence into
count for what is Remarkable in their own
Country ; as appeareth more clearly by the
atureand Art;ExhibitingAn Account of
NaturalandArtificial
Rarities, both Ancient and Modern, intermixtRarities
with Historical and Geographical Passages.
With a very particular Account of
the curiosities in
AndAn
Appendix,concerningThe Posts, Markets, and their F
airs.To which is added
a scheme, containing other thingsmost proper to be observed by Strangers, in
22 Respects, in as many Columns, curiously
Engraved on a Sheet to fold up.
The Whole,Adapted to the Use of Strangers, who
may Travel to see
go thence into
Foreign Parts, in order to account for what is Remarkable in their own
Country ; as appeareth more clearly by the
Preface.
Printed by
F. H.for
Ink-Bottle