Chester Castle, Chester, England, ca. 1745 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A plan of the castle of Chester : with additional new works errected by order of ... the Earl of Cholmondeley, whereunto is added a project of four bastions in order to defend the antient walls against a regular seige ... by ... Alexander de Lavaux. R. Parr sculp. It was published by Alexander de Lavaux ca. 1745. Scale [ca. 1:300]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows fortification features such as buildings, stables, guard houses, towers, quarters, stairs, gates, parade grounds, arsenals, wells, ground cover, and more. Includes also index.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

Chester, England, ca. 1745 (Raster Image)

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan of the city & castle of Chester, survey'd and drawn by Alexander De Lavaux, engineer ; R. Parr sculp. It was published ca. 1745. Scale [ca. 1:3,960]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the 'British National Grid' coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, built-up areas and selected buildings, fortification, ground cover, and more. Relief shown by hachures.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

The rolls of the freemen of the city of Chester.

Report of the Record Society for the year 1904/05 contained in v. 1, 1906/07 in v.2.

An index to the wills and inventories now preserved in the Court of probate, at Chester.

Vol. 7 contains the report of the Record society for the year 1890/91.

An index to the wills and inventories now preserved in the Probate registry, at Chester ...

Report of the Record Society for the year 1896/97 contained in v. 1, 1897/98 in v. 2.

Arundel: borough and castle,

Mode of access: Internet.

Laneham's letter describing the magnificent pagents presented before Queen Elizabeth, at Kenilworth Castle: in 1575; repeatedly referred to in the romance of Kenilworth; with an introductory preface, glossorial and explanatory notes. ...

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The history and antiquities of the castle and town of Arundel; including the biography of its earls, from the conquest to the present time.

Paged continuously.

Excursion to Kenilworth : with modern and ancient history of the town, historical account of the castle, full particulars of the gorgeous fête given there by the Earl of Leicester to Queen Elizabeth in the year 1575, description of the ruins in their present state, history of the priory, church, &c, the whole illustrative of the great northern novelist's matchless romance of Kenilworth and calculated to form a clear guide to the curious visitor, embellished with an elegant engraving of the Castle as it now stands /

Mode of access: Internet.

Kenilworth Castle /

Publisher's preface dated January 1902.

A Concise history and description of Kenilworth Castle : from its foundation to the present time.

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Liber Luciani De laude Cestrie ; Written about the year 1195 and now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford/

At head of title: Extracts from the ms.

Hornby Castle, Lancashire.

"From the transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. Vol. XLI, 1890."