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Title: Antiquities of Great Britain, : illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing.
Year: 1807 (1800s)
Authors: Hearne, Thomas, 1744-1817 Byrne, William, 1743-1805
Subjects: Monasteries Castles Architecture
Publisher: London: : Printed by J. Phillips... and published by the proprietors T. Hearne and W. Byrne
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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