The World Displayed; Or, A Curious Collection Of Voyages And Travels, Selected And Compiled From The Writers Of All Nations; By Sm

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 revoluti... Read more

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: ++++<sourceLibrary>Library of Congress<ESTCID>W018361<Notes>"Printed by John Thompson."--colophon, v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. Vol. 1-5 published in 1795; v. 6-8 in 1796. Title pages engraved. Signed: W. Harrison senr. sculpt. Plates engraved by James Thackara, Robert Scot & Samuel Allardice, Frederick Reiche, Joseph Seymour, Francis Shallus, Edward C. Trenchard, James Trenchard, and William Barker. Vol. 1: 2], 504 p., 7] leaves of plates; v. 2: 2], 456 p., 8] leaves of plates; v. 3: 2], 487, 1] p., 7] leaves of plates; v. 4: 2], 464 i.e., 472] p., 6] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 5: 2], 485, 1] p., 7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 6: 2], 464 p., 7] leaves of plates; v. 7: 2], 510 p., 7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 8: 2], 464, 26 p., 8] leaves of plates (1 folded). Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 313, 453 misnumbered 213, 423; v. 3, p. 341 misnumbered 241; v. 4, p. 360, 455, 457-472 misnumbered 334, 445, 449-464; v. 6, p. 115, 460 misnumbered 113, 450; v. 7, p. 298, 446 misnumbered 268, 644; v. 8, p. 317, 326, 434 misnumbered 137, 26, 334. "List of subscribers .."--v. 8, 26 p. at end. issued in parts.<imprintFull>Philadelphia.: Publish'd by Dobelbower, Key, and Simpson, 1795-1796. <collation>8 v.: ill.; 8 Less