Magnae Britanniae notitia, or, The present state of Great Britain
Subtitle: with divers remarks upon the antient state thereof
By: by John Chamberlayne, Esq. ; to which is added, a compleat list of the Queen's houshold, as also that of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Emelia, and the Princess Carolina, never yet printed ; in two parts.
Contributors: Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.; Welby, Reginald Earle Welby, Baron, 1832-1915, former owner.
Edition: The thirtieth edition of the south part, called England, and the ninth of the north part, called Scotland.
Publisher: Printed for D. Midwinter ... [and 5 others]
Published: 1729
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
Subjects: Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1714-1760.
Other titles: Magnae Britanniae notitia.; Present state of Great Britain.
Notes: An enlargement of Edward Chamberlayne's Angliae notitia.
"A general list or catalogue of all the offices and officers employed in the several branches of His Majesty's government ..." has a special t.p., dated 1728.
Edition statement precedes other title information.
Signatures: [a]⁶ b⁴ B-2F⁸, ²A-Q⁸ R⁸(-R4,5;+R4,5), ³A-D⁸. ²R8 and ³D8 blank?; wanting in LC copy.
Printer's advertisement: prelim. p. [11]-[12].
LC copy: the cancellenda are present with the cancellentia bound in quire R. Cancelled armorial bookplate of the Treasury Library. Ink stamp on front free endpaper: Treasury Library, Lord Welby Bequest, 1915.
Source: Purchase, Sept. 5, 1991 (DLC #0206940).