Borlase, William, 1695-1772
Borlase, William
William Borlase English antiquarian, geologist and naturalist
Borlase, William (British painter and draftsman, 1695-1772)
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- 100 1 _ ‡a Borlase, William ‡g British painter and draftsman, 1695-1772
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- 100 0 _ ‡a William Borlase ‡c English antiquarian, geologist and naturalist
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Works
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The natural history of Cornwall. The air, climate, waters, rivers, lakes, sea and tides; of the stones, semimetals, metals, tin, and the manner of mining; the constitution of the stannaries; iron, copper, silver, lead, and gold, found in Cornwall. Vegetables, rare birds, fishes, shells, reptiles, and quadrupeds: of the Inhabitants, their manners, customs, plays or interludes, exercises, and festivals; the Cornish language, trade, tenures, and arts. Illustrated with a new sheet map of the county, and twenty-eight folio copper-plates from original drawings taken on the spot. By William Borlase .., 1758: | |
Observations on the ancient and present state of the islands of Scilly, : And their importance to the trade of Great-Britain. In a letter to the Reverend Charles Lyttelton, LL.D. dean of Exeter, and F.R.S. By William Borlase, M.A. F.R.S | |
Observations on the antiquities historical and monumental of the County of Cornwall consisting of several essays on the inhabitants, druid superstition, customs, and remains of the most remote antiquity in Britain and the british isles : exemplify'd and prov'd by monuments now exstant in Cornwall and the Scilly islands... |