Author: WATSON, William. Esq. F.A.S.
Title: An Historical Account of the Ancient Town and Port of Wisbech, in the Isle of Ely, in the County of Cambridge, and of the Circumjacent Towns and Villages, The Drainage of the Great Level of the Fens, The Origin of the Royal Franchise of the Isle of Ely, &c.
Description: Wisbech: Printed by and for H. and J. Leach, 1827. Hardcover. Half-bound leather, with raised bands to spine, title, author and date in gilt to spine. Frontispeice. B/W engravings, some tissue-guarded. Fold-out maps/charts. Top edges gilt. Some sunning to spine, a little rubbing to covers, some flecking to rear cover, corners rubbed, a little foxing, ex-libris plate to inside front cover and ex-libris embossed stamp to titlepage. Overall still a good copy of a rare local English history. Includes the Charter of the Town of Wisbech in latin and English, the agriculture of the district, a chronology of important events, an historical account of the parishes surrounding Wisbech etc.

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