An universal history, from the earliest account of time
Title
An universal history, from the earliest account of time
Alternative Title
Full Title: 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.
Creator
Articles by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton, and others. Cf. Brit. Mus. Catalogue
Publisher
London : Printed for T. Osborne, A. Millar, and J. Osborn, MDCCXLVII-MDCCLIV [1747-1754]
Date
1754
Format
21 v.: ill.. maps, ports., plans, general. tab. (engravings); 22 cm. (8vo) + Atlas (24 cm)
Description
Second edition of the "antient part"; 1st edition, 1736-44.
Vols. 1-12, 1747; v. 13-20, 1748; v. 21, 1754; Articles by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton, and others. Cf. Brit. Mus. catalogue; Imprint varies; Volume 21 imprint: London : Printed for T. Osborne ... T. and T. Longman and C. Hitch and L. Hawes ... and A. Millar; Continued by: Modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time : compiled from original writers / by the authors of the antient part; Vol. 21, "Being the chronological tables to the foregoing twenty volumes."; With a list of subscribers in v.1.
Vols. 1-12, 1747; v. 13-20, 1748; v. 21, 1754; Articles by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton, and others. Cf. Brit. Mus. catalogue; Imprint varies; Volume 21 imprint: London : Printed for T. Osborne ... T. and T. Longman and C. Hitch and L. Hawes ... and A. Millar; Continued by: Modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time : compiled from original writers / by the authors of the antient part; Vol. 21, "Being the chronological tables to the foregoing twenty volumes."; With a list of subscribers in v.1.
Provenance
Copy 2 lacks preface and list of subscribers in v.1. ; Copy 2 presented by Principal Daniel R. Woolf [Gift2017]
Contributor
Sale, George, 1697?-1736; Psalmanazar, George, 1679?-1763; Bower, Archibald, 1686-1766; Shelvocke, George, -1760; Campbell, John, 1708-1775; Swinton, John, 1703-1777.
Woolf, D. R. |q (Daniel R.) |e former owner. |5 CaOKQ
Callaghan, Sue, |e binder. |5 CaOKQ
Woolf, D. R. |q (Daniel R.) |e former owner. |5 CaOKQ
Callaghan, Sue, |e binder. |5 CaOKQ
Language
English
Identifier
Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 128; ESTC, T150199
Relation
Citation
Articles by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton, and others. Cf. Brit. Mus. Catalogue, “An universal history, from the earliest account of time,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed March 29, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/706.