Itinerarum Septentrionale: or, A Journey Thro' Most of The Counties of Scotland, and Those in The North of England &c.

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The first edition, re-issued with the 1727 title-page in red & black. Folio, large paper copy (45.5 x 29.5cm). 'Gordon collected materials for his Itinerarum some time before 1720. In that year Stukeley expressed his wonder that no Scotsman had hitherto investigated the Roman antiquties of the country. During three successive years he visited different parts of Scotland and Northumberland, exploring, drawing, and measuring ancient remains, at much cost and some hardship. In this laborous work Gordon proved himself an honest, painstaking antiquary. Though his theories have long since been exploded, he has preserved records of earthworks, inscriptions, and relics of various kinds, of which but for him all knowledge of which would have been lost.'- DNB. pp. [8],188,[6]. With a 4pp subscribers list. The 30pp. supplement of 1732 which is rarely seen, not present here. With a large folding map & 65 full-page plates, as called for, plus an additional plate of coins. The title with some light marks & small area of repaired loss to inner margin, well away from the printed area. Otherwise a clean and fresh copy bound in 19th C panelled calf with old reback to style, the spine in six panels with the original twin labels, gilt. The boards edges a little scuffed. A handful of neat 18th (or 19th) C annotations to margins. Engraved armorial booksplate of F.C. Buchnan. Vg. [Mitchell & Cash 459; Lowndes 913; Watt 420m; Ebert 8693; DNB VIII, 164; Brunet II, 1668; Signet Lib. Exhb 751; Moir II, 138; Duval 382]. N° de ref. del artículo 11557

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