Silva, or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions : as it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honourable the principal officers and commissioners of the Navy; together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves / by John Evelyn ; with notes by A. Hunter.

Accession number

PML 151632-33

Creator

Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.

Published

York : Printed by T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1801.

Credit line

Bequest of Julia P. Wightman.

Notes

Engraved portrait by Bartolozzi and 45 plates.
"Terra" has special t.p. and separate paging (88 p. at end of v.2).

Description

2 v. : ill., plates ; 30 cm

Provenance

F. Hale Rigby book plate. From the library of Julia P. Wightman.

Binding

Contemporary red straight-grained morocco.

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