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'Manuscripts of the late Richard Gough, Esq.'

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MS. Gough Misc. antiqu. 18

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'Manuscripts of the late Richard Gough, Esq.', in his own hand:
  1. Fol. 4. 'A Dissertation on the Passage of Hannibal over the Alps', with three maps and some miscellaneous papers on the subject
  2. Fol. 50. 'The History of Bithynia translated from the French of the Abbé Sevin ... and continued ... by the Translator [i.e. R. Gough]. Corp. Xti Coll. Camb. 1756/7.' The continuation is not here
  3. Fols. 79, 92. A transcript of the printed editions of (1) 'A Fragment. The second Edition, London ...' 1751, a Cambridge satire by dr. Henry Stebbing: and (2) 'A letter to Lord Eg ... nt on the dangerous Ambition ... of a certain M--is--r ... London ...' (circa 1750), also partly relating to Cambridge
  4. Fol. 97. 'The Capitade', a poem on Cambridge Heads of Houses in 1753: beg. 'Whether on sad Avernus' Banks thou dwell'. There is no indication that Gough composed this

Dates

  • Written in the 2nd half of the 18th century by R. Gough

Extent

104 Leaves

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Gough Misc. antiqu. 18, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:

MS. Gough Misc. antiqu. 18

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 19673

Overview

'Manuscripts of the late Richard Gough, Esq.'

Biographical / Historical

Richard Gough (1735-1809) was an antiquary.

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. VI, no. 35183

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought from F. C. Carter of Hornsey on Feb. 18, 1910.

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

10 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.
Title
'Manuscripts of the late Richard Gough, Esq.'
Status
Completed
Date
EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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