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.

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

Language

English

Identifier

Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 128; ESTC, T150199

Relation

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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.