BENN, George. The History of the Town of Belfast, with an Accurate Account of its former & Present State; to which are added a Statistical Survey of the Parish of Belfast, and a Description of some Remarkable Antiquities in its Neighbourhood.

Belfast: Printed by A. Mackay Junr. 1823. pp. [2], 298, 26 plates [lacking 2 of the original plates at p. 114 (Chapel) and p.296 (Proposed Bridge), but with seven extra plates]. Modern quarter brown calf over marbled boards, title in gilt on blue label on spine. Occasional foxing, traces of silver paper to top of one leaf. A good copy of an exceedingly rare item.

WITH EXTRA ORIGINAL WASH, PEN AND PENCIL DRAWINGS

JISC Library Hub locates 4 copies only of this edition: Queens; Bodleian; Society of Antiquaries; East Anglia. NSTC 2B17972. No copy of this edition on WorldCat.
Anonymous. By George Benn. Titlepage is engraved. Although lacking two of the original plates, this copy has 6 extra plates including a wash drawing of a view of Cave Hill from the south, dated 1815. The extra plates includes: Deaf and Dumb Institute; Chapel of Ease; Wash drawing: View of Cave Hill from the South, 1815; Dromore Cathedral and Carnmoney Church (pen and pencil).
Illustrations: Belfast; View of Belfast from the Lough; Plan of Belfast 1650; Belfast Tokens; A New & Correct Plan of the Town of Belfast, 1822; Commercial Buildings; Artillery Barracks; White Linen Hall; Poor House; Fever Hospital; St. Ann’s Church; Chapel of Ease; Meeting House of First Presbyterian Congregation; Roman Catholic Chapel; College; Map of the Parish of Belfast; The Long Bridge & Cave Hill, Belfast [Extra]; Long Bridge; Dromore Cathedral (Original wash drawing); View of Cave Hill from the South, 1815 (Wash drawing); MacArt’s Fort; Druidical Altar in the Giant’s Ring; Druidical Altar at Rough Fort, Templepatrick; The Kempe Stones at Newtownards; Round Tower at Drumbo; White Abbey; Carnmoney Church [Original sketch].

[Cat 160]