Account of travel and excavations on Roman roads, Wiltshire
Reference code
HOA
Title
Account of travel and excavations on Roman roads, Wiltshire
Date
1803-1805, with later additions
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and format
Three volumes.
Octavo.
Leather binding, red.
Octavo.
Leather binding, red.
Scope and content
An account of travels of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Bt., and others to follow the line of Roman roads in Wiltshire, together with notes on the excavation of barrows, etc. Mostly in the hand of Sir Richard Hoare.
Creator
Skinner, John (1772-1839), rector of Camerton, antiquary
Hoare, Richard Colt, 2nd Baronet (1758-1838), antiquarian, archaeologist, artist and traveller
Hoare, Richard Colt, 2nd Baronet (1758-1838), antiquarian, archaeologist, artist and traveller
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/302
Archival history
Stourhead sale, Sotheby's, 30 July 1883, lot 917, consisted of two volumes conc. Roman roads in Wiltshire. Purchased in 1885.
Related units of description
For other material relating to Sir Richard Hoare see CUN (was MS 217), WOK (was MS 846) and drawings by Wilmot-Pilsbury in SA Prints and Drawings Collections.
An index to Skinner's archaeological illustrations can be found online (via the Wayback Machine) at https://web.archive.org/web/20140428022025/http://www.chert.org.uk/CHERT-Skinner%20Index%20to%20drawings.pdf.
An index to Skinner's archaeological illustrations can be found online (via the Wayback Machine) at https://web.archive.org/web/20140428022025/http://www.chert.org.uk/CHERT-Skinner%20Index%20to%20drawings.pdf.
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