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<dl><dd>Added etched title reads "Antiquities of Great Britain, vol. I," though no more published in this edition; see ESTC. Fifty plates numbered I-L, with additional unnumbered plate depicting Stonehenge. Etchers in addition to Byrne: William Ellis, James Heath, Thomas Medland, Samuel Middiman, Benjamin Thomas Pouncey, Michael Angelo Rooker, Samuel Smith, William Watts, William Woollett. Plate XXXIV after Edward Edwards rather than Hearne, plates XLII and L after Hearne's drawings based on sketches by George Beaumont and Sir H.C. Englefield respectively. Figures in some plates drawn by Francesco Bartolozzi or Woollett</dd>
<dd>Plates bear publication dates in the years 1778-1786</dd>
<dd>Includes list of subscribers</dd>
<dd>ESTC</dd>
<dd>Sloan candidate</dd>
<dd>Binding: lightly diced calfskin. Gilt tooled, including spine title: Hearne / &amp; Byrne's / antiquities. Guard tissues</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Monasteries; Castles; Church buildings; Architecture</div>
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<dl><dd>Hearne, Thomas, 1744-1817</dd>
<dd>Byrne, William, 1743-1805</dd>
<dd>Phillips, James (Bookseller)</dd></dl></div>
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