An account of the Principal Lazarettos in Europe; with various papers relative to the Plague: Together with further Observations on some foreign Prisons and Hospitals; and additional remarks on The Present State of those in Great Britain and Ireland. [Including chapters on English Prisons and Hospitals, Hulks [Prison-Ships] on the Thames, Remarks on the Gaol-Fever, Remarks on Penitentiary Houses, Scottish Prisons and Hospitals, Irish Prisons and Hospitals, Charter Schools in Ireland etc.]

Howard, John / [Daniel Conner Library]

Published by Warrington, Printed by William Eyres; And sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, and J. Taylor in London., 1789

First Edition. Quarto (24,5 cm x 30,5 cm). VIII, 259 pages plus 13 unnumbered pages of Index and 1 page "Directions to the Book-Binder". Collation complete with 22 plates of which 20 are large fold-out-engravings. Hardcover / Contemporary 18th century calf with gilt lettering on spine. Stunning Volume, recently restored and rebacked by two english master-binders. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. After the restoration now a highly-desirable collectable. One of the first sociological studies of conditions within the penal system of England and Ireland compared to other 18th-century practices within European Jails / Gaols. The partly romantic engravings seem sinister when one imagines what inmates and children endured within these settings. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. The important publication on the History of Medicine, Garrison-Morton's Medical Bibliography (5th edition), lists this title under No. 1601: 'Following on his work for the improvement of the conditions in prisons, Howard travelled extensively in Europe, carrying out an elaborate investigation into the condition of hospitals.' Garrison & Morton only mention the importance for the History of Medicine and do not emphasize on the sociological aspect of this publication regarding the research on the devastating living conditions not only within 18th-century prisons but also in Charter Houses in the european, mainly irish countryside. While the publication has an overwhelming set of wonderfully scenic copper-engravings, there is also deep value in the very descriptive section on Charter- schools in Clonmel, Charleville, Dunmanway ("The master excused himself from going with me into the bedrooms by saying that he was afraid of catching a disorder."), Newport School, Frankfort School, Castle-Martyr-School (Castlemartyr), Iniscara School etc. etc. The text gives us Dietary plans, Diet-Tables, Conditions within Nurseries (Nursery in Munster, Connaught and Leinster etc.). Also lists prisons in Castlebar, Longford, Mullingar County Gaol, County Infirmary in Ennis etc. John Howard notes on page 95 for Longford County Gaol: "A bad prison - Dungeons about four feet under ground; windows toward the street: passage dark, three feet five inches wide. A prisoner, committed for only a month, was lately detained here several months for his fees.In this and similar instances, the expense of the bread allowance to prisoners exceeds the amount of the fees." Howard - Lazarettos - Collation of Plates (complete) Planche 1: Marseille - Plan des Infirmeries, ou Lazaret de la Ville de Marseille (45.5 cm x 52 cm) With Inset of: "Isle de Pommegue" Planche 2: Genoa - Plan, Elevation and Section of the Lazaretto (51.5 cm x 44 cm) Planche 3: Genoa - Sea View of the Lazaretto (37.5 cm x 29 cm) Planche 4: Spezia - East View of the Lazaretto with Sectional View of the Lazaretto at Varignano in the Gulf of Spezia (29 cm x 45 cm) Planche 5: Spezia-South View of the Lazaretto at Varignano in the Gulf of Spezia (38.5 x 29 cm) Planche 6: Spezia - Ground Plan of the Lazaretto at Varignano (47 cm x 29 cm) Planche 7: Leghorn - Plan of the Lazaretto of St.Leopoldo (40 cm x 50 cm) Planche 8: Leghorn - Plan of the Lazaretto of San Rocco (33 cm x 40 cm) Planche 9: Naples - Offizia della Sanita / Health Office (37.5 cm x 29 cm) Planche 10: Messina - Lazaretto (39.5 cm x 52 cm) Planche 11: Messina - Plan of the Lazaretto (39.5 cm x 57 cm) Planche 12: Venice - Ground Plan of the old Lazaretto (37.5 cm x 29 cm) Planche 13: The New Trieste Lazaretto (45 cm x 29 cm) Planche 14: Sketch for a Lazaretto (38 cm x 54 cm) (with separate Moorings for "Clean Ships" & "Foul Ships"& Area for "Foul Goods") Planche 15: A View of Portman Castle in a French Island near Toulon (37.5 cm x 29 cm) Planche 16: Portman Castle - with Plan of the Dungeons and Cisterns (22 cm x 29 cm) Planche 17: Florence - Hospital of St.Maria Nuovo (37. Seller Inventory # 28927AB

Bibliographic Details

Title: An account of the Principal Lazarettos in ...
Publisher: Warrington, Printed by William Eyres; And sold by T. Cadell, J. Johnson, C. Dilly, and J. Taylor in London.
Publication Date: 1789
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition