B9745

Shelfmark

Ah.3.04 - Ah.3.11

Title

A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English. In eight volumes. With a general preface, giving an account of the progress of trade and navigation, from its first beginning. Illustrated with several hundred useful maps and cuts ... on copper-plates ...

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Printed by assignment from Messieurs Churchill, for Thomas Osborne,, 1752.

Physical description

8v., plates :, ill. ;, Fo.

Note

Previously Ah.2.7-14.

Note

Compiled by John and Awnsham Churchill.

Note

Vols. VII-VIII have title-page reading "A collection of voyages and travels, consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue ... compiled from the ... library of the late Earl of Oxford ... Vol. I [- II]", the imprint "London: Printed for and sold by Thomas Osborne", and the date 1745. These two volumes were issued separately in 1745 as a continuation of the original work compiled by John and Awnsham Churchill, and used here to form a complete set.

Citation/references note

ESTC T97844

Provenance

Bookplate of Eton College.

Provenance

Label recording donation to Eton by William Hetherington in 1771.

Binding

18th century gold-tooled calf.

Subject

Voyages and travels, Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Churchill, Awnsham, publisher.

Added entry--name

Churchill, John, publisher.

Added entry--name

Osborne, Thomas

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B9745

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aAh.3.04 - Ah.3.11

24502$aA collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English. In eight volumes. With a general preface, giving an account of the progress of trade and navigation, from its first beginning. Illustrated with several hundred useful maps and cuts ... on copper-plates ...

260##$aLondon :$bPrinted by assignment from Messieurs Churchill, for Thomas Osborne,$c1752.

300##$a8v., plates :$bill. ;$cFo.

500##$aPreviously Ah.2.7-14.

500##$aCompiled by John and Awnsham Churchill.

500##$aVols. VII-VIII have title-page reading "A collection of voyages and travels, consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue ... compiled from the ... library of the late Earl of Oxford ... Vol. I [- II]", the imprint "London: Printed for and sold by Thomas Osborne", and the date 1745. These two volumes were issued separately in 1745 as a continuation of the original work compiled by John and Awnsham Churchill, and used here to form a complete set.

5104#$aESTC T97844

561##$aBookplate of Eton College.

561##$aLabel recording donation to Eton by William Hetherington in 1771.

563##$a18th century gold-tooled calf.

650#0$aVoyages and travels$xEarly works to 1800.

7001#$aChurchill, Awnsham$epublisher.

7001#$aChurchill, John$epublisher.

7001#$aOsborne, Thomas

752##$aEngland$dLondon.