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Latitude
51.51208309
Longitude
-0.151535717
Start Date
1767
End Date
1797

Description

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ID
tcf8c

Extended Data

Binding Date SingleYear
1767
Binding Date Full
1767
Binding Date Explanation
Gift inscription from Hollis V to John Wilkes dated 14 April 1767.
Binding Type
Full
Binding Colour Simplified
Red
Owner Start Full
1767
Owner End Date Full
1797
Owner Date Explanation
Apparently gifted to John Wilkes by Hollis V in April of publication year (see Binding Date Explanation). Catalogue does not mention provenance to Wilkes apart from Hollis's inscription, but it is likely the Whig politician, given the Hollis family's Whiggish sympathies.
Owner
John Wilkes (1725-1797)
Owner Location
Grosvenor Square, Westminster, London
Owner Location Explanation
Wilkes was a Whig MP, died at Grosvenor Square: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkes
Book Location
Morocco Binding or MaghrebRelated Book
Morocco Binding
Unique Identifier