History of the Cardiganshire Mines from the Earliest Ages and Authenticated History to 1874; with their present position and prospect

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Author(s) Francis, Absalom
Publication type Monograph
Year published 1987
Pages 147pp + xxvi
Publisher Mining Facsimiles
Place Published Sheffield

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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First published by J Morgan, Aberystwyth, 1874. Copy in National Library of Wales. Comprises profiles of c150 lead / silver mines. Reprinted 1987 as a facsimile with an introduction by Simon Hughes, 'Absalom Francis of Goginan' [ppii-xxvi] with family tree descending from James Francis, 1738-1813, and Mary Martins. The latter also has a listing of the 'Welsh mines in which Absalom and Matthew Francis were involved', c1830s-90s