‘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.
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