A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now
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4
Description:
In: Churchill, Awnsham, d. 1728. Collection of voyages and travels. London : Printed by assignment from Messrs. Churchill, for H. Lintot [etc.], 1746 vol. 5.
Publisher:
Printed by assignment from Messrs. Churchill, for H. Lintot [etc.],
Subject (Geographic):
America--Discovery and exploration, Angola--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Guinea--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, Guyana--Description and travel--Early works to 1800, and West Indies--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
"The prize dissertation ... by Carolus von Linnæus was written ... 1759." (1 l.,[39] p.) has special t.-p., eng., "The temple of Flora" has engraved title on recto of two leaves, the second beginning : Picturesque botanical plates, and dated 1799., Engraved general and special title-pages., and The first half-title reads : A British trophy in honour of Linnæus.
Publisher:
Printed for the publisher, by T. Bensley,
Subject (Name):
Linné, Carl von, 1707-1778. Disquisitio de quaetione sexum plantarum. English and Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837. Temple of flora
Subject (Topic):
Botany--Pictorial works, Flowers--Poetry, and Plants, Sex in
Printed by Miles Flesher, for Richard Bently, at the Post-Office in Russell-street, and Jacob Tonson, at the Judge's-Head in Chancery-Lane near Fleet-Street,
Printed for Eben Tracy, at the Three Bibles on London-bridge,
Subject (Topic):
Conduct of life--Early works to 1800 and Cooking -- Early works to 1800|Canning and preserving -- Early works to 1800|Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800|Beauty, Personal -- Early works to 1800|Women -- Education -- Early works to 1800
Foldout frontispiece measures 32 x 23 cm. and Signatures: [a]1(folding leaf, "The meaning of the frontispice")[b]1(added engr. t.p.) [?]-[?][?]4([?]1[blank?]wanting)*-**4[?]-[?][?]B-Hh4Ii2.
Publisher:
Printed by B. Alsop and T. Favvcet, for Michaell Sparke, dwelling in Greene Arbor,
Attributed, not without some doubt, to Mrs. Hannah Woolley, afterwards Mrs. Challinor--cf. Dict. of nat. biog., Engr. illustrated half-title., and Signatures: 2 l. unsigned, A-I12K6 (frontispiece and plates included in the signatures).
Publisher:
Printed for Benjamin Harris, at the Stationers ARms and Anchor, in the Piazza, at the Royal-Exchange in Cornhil,