The new, complete, and universal history, description, and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and the parts adjacent

Title

The new, complete, and universal history, description, and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and the parts adjacent

Alternative Title

Full title: The new, complete, and universal history, description, and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and the parts adjacent ... / written and compiled from authentic records and other genuine information, by a society of gentlemen ; the whole revised, corrected, and improved, by William Thornton, Esq. assisted by George Smith, L. L. D.--the Rev. Alex. Townsend, M. A. and other gentlemen.

Publisher

London : Printed for Alex. Hogg, at the King's Arms, no. 16, Pater-noster-Row, and sold by all booksellers in Great Britain, Ireland, France, America, East and West Indies, &c.

Date

1784

Format

iv, [5]-532, [4] p., [106] leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations, coats of arms, maps, portraits ; 40 cm.

Description

Signatures: [A]-6R² 6S⁴. Text printed in double columns. Tail-pieces. Press figures. Published in parts. "A list of subscribers ... ": pages [1]-[4] at end. Publisher's advertisement at bottom of p. [2] at end.

Provenance

Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund.

Contributor

Thornton, William, 1759-1828. topographer.

Language

English

Identifier

DA677 .N49 1784

Files

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Collection

Citation

“The new, complete, and universal history, description, and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and the parts adjacent,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/295.