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Samuelis Bocharti Geographia sacra, seu, Phaleg et Canaan : cui accedunt variae dissertationes philologicae, geographicae, theologicae, &c. Antehac ineditae; ut et tabulae geographicae et indices, longè quam antea luculentiores & locupletiores

Bochart, Samuel (1559-1667); Villemandy, Pierre de

1692

Title vignette; initials; head and tail pieces. Title page printed in red and black. Errors in paging: col. 779-789, 877, 1056-1144 omitted, 1044-1045 repeated. In double columns. "Geographiæ...

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Compendium of ancient geography (v.1)

Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' (1697-1782)

1810

"Illustrated with maps, carefully reduced from those of the Paris atlas, in imperial folio; with a map of Roman Britain, from the learned John Horsley, and with prolegomena and notes by the translator...

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Compendium of ancient geography (v.2)

Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' (1697-1782)

1810

"Illustrated with maps, carefully reduced from those of the Paris atlas, in imperial folio; with a map of Roman Britain, from the learned John Horsley, and with prolegomena and notes by the translator...

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A sketch of modern and antient geography for the use of schools

Butler, Samuel (1774-1839)

1845

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The excellent and pleasant worke of Iulius Solinus Polyhistor : Contayning the noble actions of humaine creatures, the secretes & providence of nature, the description of countries, the maners of the people: with many mervailous things and strange antiquities, serving for the benefitt and recreation of all sorts of persons

Solinus, C Julius; Golding, Arthur (1536-1606)

1587

Signatures: A-Y⁴, Aa-Ff⁴, Gg². Running title reads: Iulius Solinus Polyhistor. A reissue of STC 22896, with quires A-C partly reset and reimposed; A2r last line has: wryting. STC 22896 was it...

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[Bibliothecae historicae libri VI]

Diodorus Siculus; Bracciolini, Poggio (1380-1459); Tacitus, Cornelius; Paltasichis, Andreas de (1476-1493); Dolfin, Pietro (1444-1525); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Mcccclxxyi. Pridie kal[endas]. febr[uarii]. [31 January 1476/77]

Signatures: [*]² a¹⁰ b-k⁸ l⁶ m-n⁸ o⁶ p-q⁸. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on q8r reads: Diodori Siculi Bibliothece historiæ libri: In quibus Prisce res: fabulæ: & multa ac uaria d...

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Travels : or Observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant

Shaw, Thomas (1694-1751)

1738

First edition. Half-title reads 'Travels, or geographical, physical and miscellaneous observations &c'.

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