Talk:William Burton

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FYI, the image File:Wenceslas Hollar - William Burton (State 2).jpg (right) by Wenceslas Hollar appears to be of William Burton (antiquary). He's the only one listed here who lived in the same century as Hollar, and he holds a book labelled "ANTONINVS", mostly likely meant to represent an antique book. Dcoetzee 01:13, 21 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Looks like a reference to the Antonine Itinerary, of which Burton did an edition of Leland's version. Charles Matthews (talk) 13:07, 5 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

No, more confusing than that. There are two William Burtons who were antiquaries. That one died 1645. The other one died 1657, and wrote A commentary on Antoninus his itinerary published in 1658, of which the Hollar portrait is the frontispiece (mentioned in the ODNB). Charles Matthews (talk) 14:40, 5 February 2010 (UTC)Reply

The article now exists: William Burton (antiquary, died 1657). Charles Matthews (talk) 07:55, 9 March 2010 (UTC)Reply

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