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The gazetteer's: or newsman's interpreter : being a geographical index of all the considerable provinces, cities... &c in Europe (v.1-2)

Echard, Laurence (1670?-1730)

1731-1732

Part 1 is 13th edition, corrected and very much enlarged; part 2 is 6th edition, corrected.

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Meteorological observations and essays

Dalton, John (1766-1844)

1793

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A voyage round the World, in the years MDCCXL,I,II,III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; commander in chief of a squadron of his majesty's ships, sent upon an expedition to the South-Seas

Walter, Richard (1716?-1785); Robins, Benjamin (1707-1751)

1748

Apparently compiled by Richard Walter and revised by Benjamin Robins (cf. Dictionary of National Biography, v. 48, p. 435). Errata, p. [22].

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A Voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; now Lord Anson, commander in chief of a squadron of his majesty's ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas

Walter, Richard (1716?-1785); Robins, Benjamin (1707-1751)

1753

Originally published: London : 1748. Apparently compiled by Richard Walter and revised by Benjamin Robins (cf. Dictionary of National Biography, v. 48, p. 435). Bookseller's advertisement, p. [1-4...

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Nouveau voyage au tour du monde (v.2)

La Barbinais Le Gentil M

1727

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Nouveau voyage au tour du monde (v.3)

La Barbinais Le Gentil M

1727

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A journey over land to India : partly by a route never gone before by any European

Campbell, Donald (1751-1804)

1795

The second American edition of this work was published New York, 1798, under title: A narrative of the extraordinary adventures and sufferings by shipwreck & imprisonment, of Donald Campbell... in an ...

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A compendium of the most approved modern travels : Containing a distinct account of the religion, government, commerce, manners, and natural history, of several nations. Illustrated and adorned with many useful and elegant copper-plates (v.1)

Maundrell, Henry (1665-1701); Shaw, Thomas (1694-1751); Wood, Robert (1717?-1771); Pococke, Richard (1704-1765); Drummond, Alexander (1769); Russell, Alexander (1715?-1768); Hanway, Jonas (1712-1786); Pontoppidan, Erik (1698-1764); Norden, Frederik Ludvig (1708-1742)

1757

Running title: Modern travels.

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A compendium of the most approved modern travels : Containing a distinct account of the religion, government, commerce, manners, and natural history, of several nations. Illustrated and adorned with many useful and elegant copper-plates (v.2)

Maundrell, Henry (1665-1701); Shaw, Thomas (1694-1751); Wood, Robert (1717?-1771); Pococke, Richard (1704-1765); Drummond, Alexander (1769); Russell, Alexander (1715?-1768); Hanway, Jonas (1712-1786); Pontoppidan, Erik (1698-1764); Norden, Frederik Ludvig (1708-1742)

1757

Running title: Modern travels.

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