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| Richard Colt Hoare (1758-1838) Perhaps of interest... "Hoare... devoted himself, with extraordinary zeal, to the illustration of the history and antiquities of his own county, and produced the 'Ancient History of North and South Wiltshire,' 2 vols. London, 1812-21, with 97 plates. Small-paper copies were published at £21. and large-paper copies at £31. 10s. The first volume of this splendid work is confined to South Wiltshire and to British antiquities, and includes several plans and elevations of Stonehenge. Of the second volume, which commences with North Wiltshire, part i. is confined to the British era, and a full account is given of the wonderful circle of Abury. Part ii. of the second volume is allotted, to the Roman period, and an accurate survey is taken of all the Roman roads and tesselated pavements in the county. He chronicled the position and contents of hundreds of barrows among the Wiltshire hills, which he had explored with the assistance of William Cunnington." Source - http://www.barnelms.com/SirRichardColtHoare.htm#top Reply | with quote |  18th October 2005ce 22:37 |
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