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‘The History of the Mansion of Cefn Mably…’

Reference code
EVA/02
Title
‘The History of the Mansion of Cefn Mably…’
Date
10 March 1839
Level of description
item
Extent and format
ff. v + 54.
Quarto.
Cloth binding, maroon, with flap.
Scope and content
'The History of the Mansion of Cefn Mably,.. the Kemeys family', etc., by Henry Evans ('H. Ddu o Ddyfed') (fol. iii). Originally written in Welsh for a competition set by Wentloog Castleton Cambrian Society, and translated at the request of Octavius Morgan (fols. ii-iii). With pedigrees of the Kemys, Tynte and Halsewell families, pen and wash views of Cefn Mably in 1830, 1730 and 1630 (fols. 51-3), and a plan of Cefn Mably (fol. 54). See also MSS/0502, MSS/0694.
Creator
Evans, Henry (fl early-mid 19th century), Welsh historian and writer
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/313