Deal past and present : a full and comprehensive history of this neighbourhood from the landing of Julius Caesar to the close of the last century : comprising many matters of distinctive interest from the earliest ages mainly obtained from contemporary chronicles; municipal records; and from miscellaneous sources; including a great variety of anecdotes, maritime lore, stories of heroism, narratives of disaster, biographical sketches; the origin and growth of ancient institutions and industries; the legends chronology and traditions and archaeology of the locality; with many other matters of equal interest