The history of the island of Guernsey : part of the ancient duchy of Normandy, from the remotest period of antiquity to the year 1814 : containing an interesting account of the island : its government, civil, military, and ecclesiastical : peculiar privileges, customs, etc. with particulars of the neighbouring islands of Alderney, Serk, and Jersey : compiled from the valuable collections of the late Henry Budd, Esq., His Majesty's receiver, and more than thirty years resident in the island : (collected by him for the purpose of publication, which his death prevented) : as well as from authentic documents, Royal Charters, public records, and private manuscripts / by William Berry, Late of the college of arms, London ; embellished and illustrated with a correct map of the island ; view of the town ; plates of the churches, castles, and other public buildings, gentlemen's sets, &c. &c. &c.
Published / Created:
London : Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row; and John Hatchard, 190, opposite Albany, Piccadilly, 1815.
Physical Description:
vii, [5], 348 p., [30] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Engravings by J. Wilson and Joseph Constantine Stadler; after William Berry and J. Carter.
Subject Terms:
Guernsey (Channel Islands) -- History. | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown -- Publisher. | Hatchard, John -- Publisher. | Bretell, J. -- Printer. | Hiley, Alfred -- Stamp. (BACRB copy 2) | Clements, H. J. Beresford -- Bookplate. (BACRB copy 3) | Clements, H. J. Beresford -- Autography. (BACRB copy 3) | Engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1815.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1815.
Contributors:
Stadler, Joseph Constantine, engraver. | Wilson, J, engraver. | Berry, William, 1774–1851, ill. | Carter, J, ill.