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A complete dictionary of the Greek and Roman antiquities : explaining the obscure places in classic authors and ancient historians relating to the religion, mythology, history, geography and chronology of the ancient Greeks and Romans, their sacred and prophane rites and customs, laws, polity, arts and engines of war : also an account of their navigations, arts and sciences, and the inventors of them, with the lives and opinions of their philosophers

Archive Print Item: BC Lg/DAN

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Type of record: Book

Title: A complete dictionary of the Greek and Roman antiquities : explaining the obscure places in classic authors and ancient historians relating to the religion, mythology, history, geography and chronology of the ancient Greeks and Romans, their sacred and prophane rites and customs, laws, polity, arts and engines of war : also an account of their navigations, arts and sciences, and the inventors of them, with the lives and opinions of their philosophers

Other titles: Dictionary of Greek & Roman antiquities; Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities

Level: Item

Classmark: BC Lg/DAN

Creator(s): Danet, Pierre (1650-1709)

Additional creator(s): Moll, Herman (1732) (Other)

Related people: Moll, Herman

Publisher: Printed for J. Nicholson...; Tho. Newborough, ...; and John Bullord: And Sold by R. Parker, ...; and B. Tooke

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1700

Language: English

Size and medium: [609] p., [3] folded leaves of plates

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/285030

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002055489705181

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One leaf of book-sellers' lists at end: recto has list of John Nicholson, verso of Tho. Newborough.


The first two maps engraved by H. Moll.


Includes maps: Graecia antiqua sophiani -- Imperium Romanum -- Effigies antiquae Romae.


Indexed in: Reference: Wing D171.

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Marks of ownership (on front pastedown): armorial bookplate of Charles Talbot, probably Charles Talbot, 1st duke of Shrewsbury 1660-1718 also bookplate of Ingestre Hall, probably indicating ownership by the 3rd earl Talbot of Hensol, Charles Talbot, aft. Chetwynde-Talbot, 1777-1849

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