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The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier
Printer's name from Wing CD.
The second part has separate title page with imprint "printed in the year, 1678", pagination and…
Tags: 17th century, Asia, engraved illustrations, exploration, folio, history, illustrated, India, Iran, Japan, map, Schulich gift, travel, Turkey, woodcut illustrations
Britannia antiqua illustrata, or, The antiquities of ancient Britain, derived from the Phoenicians
Title page in red and black ; title page vignette.
"This book ... licensed to be printed by ... Sr. Joseph Williamson, March 8th, 1674/75, Roger L'Estrange"--T.p., verso.
Includes index.
A new and complete history of England, from the first settlement of Brutus, upwards of one thousand years before Julius Caesar, to the year 1793
The plates are dated from 1791-1794.
Plates marked: "Engraved for Ashburton's History of England ... published by W. & J. Stratford", and dated from 1791-1793.
Frontispiece signed: "Dayes delin: Grainger…
A new and authentic history of England
At head of p. 862: "A.D. 1780. - A.D.1784"
Includes engraved illustrations including portraits, maps, and a facsimile; frontispiece signed: "Wale delin., Grignion sculp."; other plates by Wale signed: "Taylor…
Tags: 18th century, British Empire, chronology, England, folio, Great Britain, history, illustrated, map, royalty, Woolf gift
A historical tour through Pembrokeshire
Appendix (75 p.) consists of documents and letters.
Includes index.
Order of plates and Errata follow index.
Nottinghamia vetus et nova : or, An historical account of the ancient and present state of the town of Nottingham
Tags: 18th century, England, engraved illustrations, history, illustrated, map, marginalia, Nottingham, quarto, travel, Woolf gift
The History of the Revolution in Sweden
Tags: 18th century, history, map, octavo, Sweden, Woolf gift
In darkest Africa, or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria
Includes indexes.
Tags: 19th century, Africa, history, illustrated, map, Schulich gift, travel, woodcut illustrations
The parochial history and antiquities of Stockton upon Tees
Errata, page 178.
Title-vignette and tail piece; both by Thomas Bewick, according to Hugo, The Bewick collector, no. 91.
Plates: P.1: A view of the principal street of Stockton in the county of Durham, taken from the end of…
The environs of London
The first volume is dated 1792, the second and third 1795, and the fourth 1796.
Some etchings by Samuel Lysons.
Engraved…
The history and antiquities of the city and suburbs of Worcester
With a list of subscribers in vol. 1.
Includes indexes.
Eboracum
Monasticon Eboracense: and the ecclesiastical history of Yorkshire.
At foot of p.448: "The end of the first volume"; no more published.
'Proposals for printing by subscription, Monasticon Eboracense' were issued in [1757?]
An appendix was issued in 1759.
With a list of…
The history and antiquities of the county of Somerset
Volume 1 includes list of subscribers. 'Proposals for printing by subscription, The history of the county of Somerset' were issued in October 1784. Volume 2, pages 97-104 incorrectly numbered…
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Polycronycon
Imprint from colophon.
Includes index.
By Ranulf Higden, whose name appears on 2a3r.
Translated by John Trevisa, who is named on…