Itinerarium curiosum (centuria II) : $b or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. To which is added, the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, monk of Westminster. With an account of that author and his workStukeley, William
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Itinerarium curiosum (centuria II) : $b or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. To which is added, the Itinerary of Richard of Cirencester, monk of Westminster. With an account of that author and his work
Stukeley, William
Great Britain -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
An Account of Lesnes Abbey, read before the Antiquarian
Society, 12 April, 1753, and published in the
Archæologia
An Account of the Eclipse predicted by Thales, published
in Phil. Trans. Vol. 48
An Account of the Sanctuary at Westminster, published
in the Archæologia 1755
12mo. The Philosophy of Earthquakes, 2 parts 1755
4to. Palæographia Britannica, Nᴼ· 3.
4to. Medallic History of Carausius, Emperor in Britain, part 1. 1757
4to. Medallic History of Carausius, part 2. 1759
4to. Palæographia Sacra, Nᴼ· 2. 1763
4to. A Letter from Dr. Stukeley to Mr. Macpherson on his
publication of Fingal and Temora, with a Print of
Cathmor’s Shield 1763
Several Moral Papers in the Inspector.
He was also engaged, at the time of his death, in a work entitled the
Medallic History of the antient Kings of Britain; and had engraved 23
Plates of their Coins, which were published by his Executor; but the
Manuscript was too imperfect to be given to the Public.
[Illustration: 61·2ᵈ.
CAESAR’S Camp called the Brill at PANCRAS.
_Stukeley desig. dec 1758_]
_The_ BRILL, +Cæsar’s Camp+ _at_ Pancras.
October 1758.
Many and large volumes have been written on the celebrated city of
London, which now, beyond doubt, for magnitude, splendor, riches, and
traffic, exceeds every city upon the globe: the famous Pekin of China
only boasts itself to be larger. London, then called _Trinobantum_, was
a considerable trading _emporium_ in British times, and before Cæsar’s
arrival here. But the greatest curiosity of London, and what renders it
highly illustrious, has never been observed by any writer: to give some
account of it, is the purpose of this paper.
When I resided in London in the former part of my life, I proposed
to myself, as a subject of inquiry, for my excursions now and then
on horseback round the circuit of the metropolis, to trace out the
journeyings of Cæsar in his British expeditions. This I account the
_æra_ from whence we derive the certain intelligence of the state and
affairs of our native country. I was pretty successful therein, and
made many drawings of his camps, and mansions; several of which I then
engraved with a design of printing the copious memoirs I had wrote
concerning them.
No subject concerning our own country antiquities could be more noble.
But what I mean to speak of at this time, is a camp of his, which I
have long since observed no farther off than Pancras church.
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