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Record ID 254567

Lives of Admirals v. 2

Borrowed: 1806/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Arnot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1806/10/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Arnot

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 254570

Wilson's Voyages

Borrowed: 1806/11/22 (Saturday).


Borrower

Thomas Arnot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Voyages

Borrowed: 1806/11/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Arnot

Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel

Account of the Pelew Islands

Record ID 254576

Rooke's Arrian 2 vols

Borrowed: 1806/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Arnot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History
Rooke's Arrian (original title)
History of Expedition of Alexander translated by Rooke [Arrian] (standardised title)

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History
Arrian's history of Alexander's expedition. Translated from the Greek. With notes historical, geographical, and critical. By Mr. Rooke. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1729. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Rooke
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 9 borrowing records


Book Work

Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History
History of Alexander's Expedition

Borrowed: 1806/12/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Arnot

Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History

History of Alexander's Expedition

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 254585

Coxe's Travels v. 1

Borrowed: 1807/2/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Arnot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark

Borrowed: 1807/2/21 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Arnot

Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel

Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 254588

Sparman's Voyages v. 2

Borrowed: 1807/3/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Arnot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records


Book Work

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World

Record ID 254591

Bell's Travels v. 2

Borrowed: 1807/3/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Arnot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Bell's Travels
Shelfmark: 724. Format: 8vo.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 95 borrowing records


Book Work

John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia

Borrowed: 1807/3/21 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Arnot

Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel

Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 254594

Universal History v. 3

Borrowed: 1807/4/10 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Arnot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Record ID 254597

History of Europe

Borrowed: 1807/5/2 (Saturday).


Borrower

Thomas Arnot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Europe

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of modern Europe. With an account of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society. From the rise of the modern kingdoms to the Peace of Paris, in 1763. In a series of letters from a nobleman to his son. A new edition, carefully corrected. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 28 borrowing records


Book Work

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Modern Europe

Borrowed: 1807/5/2 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Arnot

Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History

History of Modern Europe

Record ID 254600

Rollin's Ancient History v. 6

Borrowed: 1807/5/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Arnot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 254603

Plutarch's Lives v. 7

Borrowed: 1806/16. Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records


Book Work

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]

Borrowed: 1806/16.

Borrower: Robert Ferrier

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Record ID 254606

Thomson's Tragedies v. 4

Borrowed: 1806/12/7 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Thomson's Tragedies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The works of James Thomson. With his last corrections and improvements. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: 16


Book Work

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of James Thomson

Borrowed: 1806/12/7 (Sunday).

Borrower: Robert Ferrier

Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry

Works of James Thomson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 254609

Swinburne's Travels v. 1

Borrowed: 1806/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776. In which several monuments of Roman and Moorish architecture are illustrated by accurate drawings taken on the spot. By Henry Swinburne, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 118 times in 113 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Borrowed: 1806/12/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Ferrier

Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel

Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 254612

Mavor's Travels v. 5

Borrowed: 1807/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records


Book Work

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]

Record ID 254615

Plautuses Comedies v. 2

Borrowed: 1807/2/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184)
Genre: Drama
Plautus Comedies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184)
Genre: Drama
The Comedies of Plautus
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Bonnell Thornton
Number of borrowings: 5


Book Work

Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184)
Genre: Drama
Comedies of Plautus

Borrowed: 1807/2/21 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Ferrier

Author: Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184), Genre: Drama

Comedies of Plautus

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 254618

Plautuses Comedies v. 3

Borrowed: 1807/3/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184)
Genre: Drama
Plautus Comedies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184)
Genre: Drama
The Comedies of Plautus
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Bonnell Thornton
Number of borrowings: 5


Book Work

Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184)
Genre: Drama
Comedies of Plautus

Borrowed: 1807/3/7 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Ferrier

Author: Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184), Genre: Drama

Comedies of Plautus

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 254621

British Admirals v. 2

Borrowed: 1807/11/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1807/11/14 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Ferrier

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 254624

British Plutarch v. 8

Borrowed: 1807/12/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Borrowed: 1807/12/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Ferrier

Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives

British Plutarch

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Record ID 254627

Robertson's Works v. 2

Borrowed: 1807/12/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1804-1806. Format: 16mo. Pagination: 11v.
Number of borrowings: 94


Book Work

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson

Borrowed: 1807/12/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Ferrier

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

Works of William Robertson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 254630

Took's Pantheon

Borrowed: 1808/1/16 (Saturday).


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

François Pomey (Male, born 1618, died 1673)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: History
Took's Pantheon
Shelfmark: 599. Format: 8vo & Infra.

Record ID 254636

Robertson's Works

Borrowed: 1808/2/27 (Saturday).


Borrower

Robert Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Works

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1804-1806. Format: 16mo. Pagination: 11v.
Number of borrowings: 94


Book Work

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson

Borrowed: 1808/2/27 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Ferrier

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

Works of William Robertson

Record ID 254639

Mavor's Travels v. 14

Borrowed: 1808/27. Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records


Book Work

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]

Record ID 254642

Baron de Tott's Memoirs v. 1

Borrowed: 1808/10/25 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Baron de Tott's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the state of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the late war with Russia.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 131 times in 103 borrowing records


Book Work

Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the State of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the Late War with Russia

Record ID 254645

Lives of Admirals v. 2

Borrowed: 1808/11/22 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1808/11/22 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Thomas Ewart

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 254648

Swinburne's Travels through Spain v. 2

Borrowed: 1808/12/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776. In which several monuments of Roman and Moorish architecture are illustrated by accurate drawings taken on the spot. By Henry Swinburne, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 118 times in 113 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Borrowed: 1808/12/20 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Thomas Ewart

Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel

Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 254651

Sparman's Voyages v. 2

Borrowed: 1809/1/24 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records


Book Work

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World

Record ID 254657

Record ID 254663

Collection of Voyages

Borrowed: 1809/5/30 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Thomas Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Genre: Travel
A Collection of voyages and travels, consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue, which have not before been collected in English, or have only been abridged in other collections. And continued with others of note, that have published histories, voyages, travels, journals or discoveries in other nations and languages. Relating to any part of the continent of Asia, Africa, America, Europe, or the islands thereof, from the earliest account to the present time. Digested according to the parts of the world, to which they particularly relate: with historical introductions to each account, where thought necessary, containing either the lives of their authors, or what else could be discovered and was supposed capable of entertaining and informing the curious reader. And with great variety of cuts, prospects, ruins, maps, and charts. Compiled from the curious and valuable library of the late Earl of Oxford. Interspersed and illustrated with notes. Containing, either a general account of the discovery of those countries, or an abstract of their histories, government, trade, religion, &c. Collected from original papers, letters, charters, letters patents, acts of Parliament, &c. Not to be met with, and proper to explain many obscure passages in other collections of this kind.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 263 times in 244 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels