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- 1840 (Creation)
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2 production items.
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John Dunkin was born in 1782 in Bicester. He was living in London by the age of 23; and by 30 was working as a bookseller, stationer and printer, with a shop in Kent. He began to publish his own topographical studies, including The history and antiquities of Bicester, to which is added an inquiry into the history of Alchester, a city of the Dobuni (1816); The History and Antiquities of the Hundreds of Bullingdon and Ploughley (1823) and History and Antiquities of Dartford (1844). He also began research on Oxfordshire. Dunkin died in 1846.
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GB 0074 CLC/246 1840 Collection 2 production items. Dunkin , John , 1782-1846 , topographer
John Dunkin was born in 1782 in Bicester. He was living in London by the age of 23; and by 30 was working as a bookseller, stationer and printer, with a shop in Kent. He began to publish his own topographical studies, including The history and antiquities of Bicester, to which is added an inquiry into the history of Alchester, a city of the Dobuni (1816); The History and Antiquities of the Hundreds of Bullingdon and Ploughley (1823) and History and Antiquities of Dartford (1844). He also began research on Oxfordshire. Dunkin died in 1846.
Presented to the Guildhall Library by Dunkin's daughter in 1886. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Collection of historical research notes on the topography of the counties of Kent and Oxfordshire, by John Dunkin.
Two volumes.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Most of Dunkin's notes on Oxfordshire are on permanent loan to the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
August to October 2010. Dunkin , John , 1782-1846 , topographer Social scientists Historians Antiquaries Historical research History Local history Geomorphology Topography Kent England UK Western Europe Europe Oxfordshire
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Presented to the Guildhall Library by Dunkin's daughter in 1886. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Collection of historical research notes on the topography of the counties of Kent and Oxfordshire, by John Dunkin.
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Two volumes.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Most of Dunkin's notes on Oxfordshire are on permanent loan to the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English