Edmund Gibson's Editions of Britannia
Dynastic Chorography and the Particularist Politics of Precedent, 1695-1722
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4557799 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert J Mayhew (Aberystwyth University, corresponding author), Robert Mayhew (University of Wales, Aberystwyth) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 182 |
| Pages | 239-261 |
| Publication date | 2000-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3471 • E-ISSN: 1468-2281 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2281.00107 |
| OpenAlex | W2058361357 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Geographical writing has been linked with political discourse as 'advice literature' since the time of Strabo. In the early modern period, geography and related forms of spatial enquiry preserved this role. This article examines the political positioning of William Camden's massively influential chorographical work, Britannia, as updated by a team of scholars led by Edmund Gibson in 1695 and 1722. The 1695 edition is shown to have espoused loyalty to the Anglican church and the Williamite succession through its depiction of Camden and its treatment of the events of the Civil War. This political positioning is shown to have provoked criticism from Francis Atterbury as a minor theme in the convocation controversy. Finally, the second, 1722 edition of Britannia is shown to have shifted to a more blatant Hanoverian loyalism as Gibson and his colleagues grew more fearful of the Jacobites
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Criticism · Depiction · Literature · Loyalty · Political science · Politics · Spanish Civil War · Classics · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2015 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |