Compiled by John Green, but known as the Astley collection. and v. 3. Voyages and travels to Guinea, Benin, Kongo and Angola. Description of Loango, Kongo, Angola, Benguela, and adjacent countries. Description of the countries along the eastern coast of Africa, from Cape of Good Hope to Cape Guarda Fuy. Voyages and travels in China, 1655-1722.
Publisher:
Printed for T. Astley,
Subject (Geographic):
Benin--History--Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic):
Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800, Voyages and travels--History--18th century, and Voyages and travels--History--Sources
Dedication and preface by Josiah Boydell dated March 25, 1805; the plates are dated 1790-1804., Of the artists, Smirke, Fuseli, and Northcote contributed the largest number of plates; the others, including Reynolds, Opie, and Sothard, are represented by from one to five plates each; engraved by R. Thew, T. Ryder, P. Simon and others., Pub. in 1852 with title: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations., Sometimes confused with"Boydell's graphic illustrations ... of Shakespeare," 1804?, a separate issue of the (samller) plates prepared for their edition of Shakespeare, 1802, which also consists of 100 plates, most of them quite different from these large plates., Title-vignettes (of Mrs. Damer's basso relievos), and Vol. I contains frontispiece (full length portrait of George III, by Sir W. Beechey) and XLVI plates, Xl to XLVI being Smirke's Seven ages; vol. II consists of frontispiece (portrait of Queen Charlotte, also by Beechey) and L plates, the last three "not engraved from the large pictures, but may be added to vol. II." These three are: Romney's "Shakespeare nursed by Tragedy and Comedy," Westall's "Imogen in boy's clothes," and Josiah Boydell's "Desdemona asleep." Counting the title vignettes, 100 designs in all. cf. List of plates, v.2.
Publisher:
Pub. by John and Josiah Boydell, Shakespeare gallery, Pall-Mall, and no. 90 Cheapside, Printed by W. Bulmer and co., Cleveland-row, St. James's,
Dedication and preface by Josiah Boydell dated March 25, 1805; the plates are dated 1790-1804., Of the artists, Smirke, Fuseli, and Northcote contributed the largest number of plates; the others, including Reynolds, Opie, and Sothard, are represented by from one to five plates each; engraved by R. Thew, T. Ryder, P. Simon and others., Pub. in 1852 with title: The American edition of Boydell's Illustrations., Sometimes confused with"Boydell's graphic illustrations ... of Shakespeare," 1804?, a separate issue of the (samller) plates prepared for their edition of Shakespeare, 1802, which also consists of 100 plates, most of them quite different from these large plates., Title-vignettes (of Mrs. Damer's basso relievos), and Vol. I contains frontispiece (full length portrait of George III, by Sir W. Beechey) and XLVI plates, Xl to XLVI being Smirke's Seven ages; vol. II consists of frontispiece (portrait of Queen Charlotte, also by Beechey) and L plates, the last three "not engraved from the large pictures, but may be added to vol. II." These three are: Romney's "Shakespeare nursed by Tragedy and Comedy," Westall's "Imogen in boy's clothes," and Josiah Boydell's "Desdemona asleep." Counting the title vignettes, 100 designs in all. cf. List of plates, v.2.
Publisher:
Pub. by John and Josiah Boydell, Shakespeare gallery, Pall-Mall, and no. 90 Cheapside, Printed by W. Bulmer and co., Cleveland-row, St. James's,
"A catalogue of the names of the general authors, both ancient and modern, besides later voyagers, consulted to the carrying on of this first volume": 7th prelim. leaf., Imperfect: 2 maps (Tunis and Lovando St. Paulo) wanting., In this Beinecke copy, the 1st prelimin. leaf bears text "English atlas, tome the first" and the "Catalog" is on the 8th prelim. leaf., and Title in red and black; intials; head-pieces.
Publisher:
Printed by T. Johnson for the author,
Subject (Geographic):
Africa--Description and travel, Islands of the Atlantic, and Islands of the Indian Ocean
Subject (Name):
Boynton, Griffith--Autograph and ms notes and Hodgdon, Ernest F.--Stamp
Edited by William Dodd., Engraved title-pages., Issued from 1760 to 1767 (v. 1-7, v. 8, no. 1), Monthly, Supplements accompany some numbers., and v. 1- [May] 1760-
Publisher:
Printed, pursuant to His Majesty's royal licence, for J. Newbery in St. Paul's church yard, and J. Cotte in Pater Noster row
Angus, William, 1752-1821 Bicknell, Alexander, d. 1796 Bowring, E. J Longueville, Peter, fl. 1727, Quarll, Philip
Published / Created:
1786
Call Number:
Ik L867 727Hc
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
English hermit.
Description:
Ascribed by some authorities to Alexander Bicknell., Preface signed W. L. who attributes narrative to Mr Dorrington. For a discussion of the authorship cf. A. Esdaile's "Author and publisher in 1727: The English hermit", in the Library, 4th ser., v.2, p. 185-192., and Running title: The English hermit.