The chorographical description, or, survey of the county of Devon, with the city and county of Exeter, ... Collected by the travail of Tristram Risdon, ... (Paperback)

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.Delve into what it was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly contemporary.++++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 LibraryT117943A reissue of the 1714 Curll edition with a cancel titlepage but without the initial leaf of advertisements and divisional titlepage. A four page subscription list is inserted behind the titlepage. With a final section: 'Some account of the family of SpiLondon: printed for W. Mears; and J. Hooke, 1723. 2], xiv,148,113-186, 12],425, 1],4p., plates; 8

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Imprint:	Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2010
Authors:	Tristram Risdon
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	692
ISBN-13:	978-1-140-94348-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-140-94348-0
Barcode:	9781140943488

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