# Clifford 1817: A Topographical and Historical Description of the Parish of Tixall, in the County of Stafford

> Thomas Clifford, Arthur Clifford, 1817. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first printed record of the inscription.

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# A Topographical and Historical Description of the Parish of Tixall, in the County of Stafford

Thomas Clifford, Arthur Clifford, 1817. _Paris: M. Nouzou_.

The Clifford brothers' history of Tixall and its neighbours. Its account of Shugborough describes the Shepherd's Monument as Scheemakers's work under Thomas Anson and, in a footnote, prints the letters O. U. O. S. V. A. V. V. over D. M., adding that Anson "would never explain" them.

**Shugborough inscription** BookCopy of **[Clifford's history of Tixall (1817), with the first printed record of the letters](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shugborough-inscription/artifacts/ART0D1M98YP0PHQ/cliffords-history-of-tixall-1817-with-the-first-printed)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The first printed record of the inscription.

## The document 358 pages

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## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Clifford's history of Tixall (1817), with the first printed record of the letters](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shugborough-inscription/artifacts/ART0D1M98YP0PHQ/cliffords-history-of-tixall-1817-with-the-first-printed)

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[Clifford's history of Tixall (1817), with the first printed record of the letters: scan](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/shugborough-inscription/copies/CPY0D1M996G3Z9B/cliffords-history-of-tixall-1817-with-the-first-printed)

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## Cite it

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Clifford, T., & Clifford, A. (1817). A Topographical and Historical Description of the Parish of Tixall, in the County of Stafford. Paris: M. Nouzou. https://archive.org/details/topographicalhis00cons
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