An Essay Towards a Description of Bath. in Four Parts. ... Illustrated with the Figure of King Bladud, ... Together with Proper Plans and Elevations f (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781171033943)

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT064619Pagination and register are continuous, with the exception of the preliminary leaves to vol.2. First published in 1742 as 'An essay towards a description of the city of Bath'.London: printed by James Bettenham, in the year 1749, and sold by C. Hitch; and J. Leake at Bath, 1749] 2v.( 8],456, 4]p.), plates; 8

Author: John Wood
ISBN-10: 117103394X
ISBN-13: 9781171033943
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Language: English
Published: 06/16/2010
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.55d