An excellent ballad, call'd, The wandring Prince of Troy. To an excellent tune, call'd, Queen Dido, &c.

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Accession number: 
PML 3469.60
Uniform title: 
Wandring Prince of Troy.
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London : printed by and for John Reed, [between 1689-1709]
Description: 
1 sheet ([1] page) : illustration (woodcut) ; 27.2 x 39.7 cm
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Range of publication dates from the Bodleian Library ballads database.
A ballad based on the story of Dido and Aeneas; first published [1660?] as: A proper new ballad, intituled, the wandring Prince of Troy. Cf. Wing P3668.
Printed four columns in roman type, with the title and woodcut above the first two; the columns are not separated by rules.
Woodcut illustration shows the city of Troy in flames at left and Dido greeting Aeneas at right.

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Proper new ballad, intituled, the wandring Prince of Troy

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