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A companion in a tour round Southampton; comprehending various particulars, ancient and modern, of New Forest, Lymington, Christchurch, Romsey, Bishop's Waltham, Titchfield, &c., And a Tour of the Isle of Wight; with Notices of the Villages, Gentlemen's Seats, Curiosities, Antiquities, &c., Occurring in the different Roads described.
Bullar, John.Date: MDCCXCIX. [1799]- Books
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A letter concerning earthquakes, written in the year 1693, by the late celebrated Astronomer, John Flamsteed, Math. Reg. F. R. S. to a Gentleman then residing at Turin in Savoy, on occasion of the destruction of Catanea, and many other Cities, Towns and Villages, in Sicily, in the Year 1692.
Flamsteed, John, 1646-1719.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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A new description of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgshire, Cheshire, Cornwal, Cumberland, The Isle of Man, Derbyshire, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Durham, Essex. Containing, I. A particular survey, both geographical and historical of each county. II. An ample and accurate Account of all the Boroughs, Market-Towns, Villages, Rivers, Royal-Palaces, Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats. III. The Fairs, Trade, Commerce, and Product of each County. IV. Of the Rarieties both Natural and Artificial. V. Of the eminent Persons Born, or who have resided in them, and of the extraordinary Events that have happen'd in the same.
Date: 1749- Books
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The american gazetteer, exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Rivers, Bays, Harbours, Gulfs, Sounds, Capes, Mountains, Forts, Indian Tribes, and New Discoveries, on the American continent, also of the West India islands, And other Islands appendant to the Continent, and those newly discovered in the Pacific Ocean: describing The Extent, Boundaries, Population, Government, Productions, Commerce, Manufactures, Curiosities, &c. of the several Countries, and of their important Civil Divisions-And the Longitude and Latitude, the Bearings and Distances, from noted Places, of the Cities, Towns, and Villages: with a particular description of the Georgia Western Territory. The Whole comprising upwards of seven thousand distinct articles. Collected and compiled from the best Authorities, and arranged with great Care, by, and under the direction of, Jedidiah Morse, D. D. Author of the American Universal Geography-Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences-And Member of the Massachussetts Historical Society. Illustrated with seven new and improved maps. To which are added, Facts and Calculations respecting the Population and Territory of the United States of America. Published according to Act of Congress.
Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826.Date: 1798- Books
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Bowles's new London guide, and Hackney-Coach directory: being an alphabetical index to all the streets, Squares, Lanes, Courts, Alleys, Docks, Wharfs, Keys, Stairs, &c. Churches, Chapels, and other Places of Worship; Villages, Hamlets, Hospitals, and Public Buildings of every Denomination, in and within five miles of The Metropolis. With the fares of Hackney-Coaches, Calculated from the several Stands, Agreeable to the late Act of Parliament, Which took Place on the 1st of August, 1786. And rates of watermen, As newly regulated by the Court of Aldermen, and approved by His Majesty's Privy Council.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: 1786- Books
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A topographical survey of the county of Berks, in eighteen sheets. In which is expressed, His Majesty's Royal Palace of Windsor, its Parks and Forrest; the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry; Towns, Villages, Hamlets, Farms, Cottages, &c. with The Main and Cross Roads, Bridle Ways, Pales, Hedges, Hills, Valleys, Rivers, Brooks, Canals, Ponds, Bridges, Ferries, Wind and Water Mills, Woods, Heaths, Commons, and Greens, appertaining to each Parish, &c. to which is added, A Geographical and Historical index Of all Remarkable Places in the said County; with their Bearings and Distance to the next Market Town, or well-known Place. The Length, Breadth, Circumference, and Content, in Acres and Square Miles, of the County, Windsor Forest, and of each Parish.
Rocque, John, -1762.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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The post-Chaise companion: or, traveller's directory, through Ireland. Containing, Among many other useful Particulars, I. An alphabetical List of all the Cities, Towns, and remarkable Villages, with the Counties they are in. II. The Direct Roads from Dublin to all the Places in the Kingdom: shewing the Distances from each City, Town, or Village, to the next on the same Road, with their respective Distances from Dublin. III. Descriptions of Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, Cities, Towns, natural Curiosities, Castles, Ruins, Loughs, Glens, Harbours, &c. &c. IV. The Cross Roads of Ireland. V. The Circuits of the Judges. Compiled from the only authentic survey ever made of the roads in Ireland, by Messrs. Taylor and Skinner, and other valuable Works, both in Print and MS. with the Assistance of several Noblemen and Gentlemen, forming an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Kingdom. Ornamented with a new and correct map of Ireland.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The post-Chaise companion: or, traveller's directory, through Ireland. Containing, Among many other useful Particulars, I. An alphabetical List of all the Cities, Towns, and remarkable Villages, with the Counties they are in. II. The Direct Roads from Dublin to all the Places in the Kingdom: shewing the Distances from each City, Town, or Village, to the next on the same Road, with their respective Distances from Dublin. III. Descriptions of Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, Cities, Towns, natural Curiosities, Castles, Ruins, Loughs, Glens, Harbours, &c. &c. IV. The Cross Roads of Ireland. V. The Circuits of the Judges. Compiled from the only authentic survey ever made of the roads in Ireland, by Messrs. Taylor and Skinner, and other valuable Works, both in Print and MS. with the Assistance of several Noblemen and Gentlemen, forming an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Kingdom. Ornamented with a new and correct map of Ireland.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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England described: or, the traveller's companion. Containing Whatever is curious in the several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Market Towns and Villages of Note, in the Kingdom. Including Churches, Palaces, Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, British, Roman and Saxon Antiquities, Markets, Fairs, Members of Parliament for each County, City and Borough, &c. To which is added, as an appendix, a brief account of Wales.
Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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A topographical description of Glocester-Shire. Containing a compendious account of its dimensions, Bounds, Air, Soil, and Commodities; its towns, and Villages, with their Churches, Schools, Hospitals, Markets, and Fairs its rivers and castles, Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, Roman Camps, Coins, and Stations: with a short history of its religious houses, describing their Order, Founders, Dedication, the Time of their Foundation, and Yearly Revenues.
Date: Printed in the Year 1712- Books
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A new tour thro' England, perform'd in the summers of 1765, 1766, and 1767, by George Beaumont, Esq; and Capt. Henry Disney. Describing whatever is curious, in the several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Market Towns, and Villages of Note, in the Kingdom: Including All the Cathedral, Collegiate, and Parochial Churches; Palaces antient and modern; Seats of the Nobility and Gentry; Remains of British, Roman and Saxon Antiquities, worthy the Inspection of Gentlemen or Others, who travel for Amusement, Instruction, or Business. With a new map of England, by Kitchen, Accurately engraved, and finely coloured. With the exact Distances by the Mile-Stones.
Beaumont, George, traveller.Date: [1768?]- Books
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The antient and present state of the county of Kerry. Being a natural, civil, ecclesiastical, historical, and topographical description thereof. Illustrated With Remarks made on the Baronies, Parishes, Towns, Villages, Seats, Mountains, Rivers, Harbours, Bays, Roads, Medicinal Waters, Fossils, Animals and Vegetables; with useful Notes and Observations, on the further Improvement of this part of Ireland. Embellished with a large map of the County from an actual Survey; a perspective view of the lake of Killarney, and other plates. Undertaken with the approbation of the Physico-Historical Society. By Charles Smith, Author of the Natural and Civil Histories of the Counties of Cork and Waterford.
Smith, Charles, 1715?-1762.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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The travels of Thomas Broderick, Esq; in a late tour through several parts of Europe, &c. Accurately describing the many remarkable antiquities and ruins; the admired Sculptures, Paintings, and Curiosities; the Churches, Monasteries, Palaces, Villa's, and other Buildings, in the several Cities, Towns, and Villages; Particularly those of Paris, St. Germains, Versailles, Marseilles, Genoa, Milan, Verona, Venice, Rome, Naples, Herculaneum, Leghorn, Florence, &c. &c. &c. Pointing out likewise Those particular Productions of Nature for which each Country or Place is famed; Together with several New Experiments in Natural Philosophy, Interspersed, also, with various Historical and Entertaining Observations on the Diversions, Manners, Customs, &c. of the different People. ...
Broderick, Thomas.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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A curious antique collection of birds-eye views of the several counties in England & Wales; exhibiting a pleasing landscape of each county; With A Variety Of Rustic Figures, Ruins, &c. &c. And The Names Of The Principal Towns And Villages, Interspersed According To Their Apparent Situation. Finely engraved on forty six plates. By George Bickham, Junior,
Bickham, George, 1706?-1771.Date: 1796- Books
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The antiquities of Middlesex; being a collection of the several church monuments in that county: also an historical account of each church and parish; with The Seats, Villages, and Names of the most Eminent Inhabitants, &c. Part I. Beginning with Chelsea and Kensington. Now in the Press, part II. Will Contain the Parishes of Fulham, Hammersmith, Chiswick, and Acton.
Bowack, John.Date: MDCCV. [1705]- Books
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Britannica curiosa: or, a description of the most remarkable curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain in the several counties, cities, Towns, Villages, &c. the Principal seats of the Nobility and Gentry, Public Buildings, Places of Resort and Entertainment, &c. &c. In six volumes. The second edition. Illustrated with fifty-nine copper plates. ...
Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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The antient and present state of the county of Down. Containing a chorographical description, with the natural and civil history of the same. Illustrated By Observations made on the Baronies, Parishes, Towns, Villages, Churches, Abbeys, Charter Schools, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Medicinal and other Springs, &c. With a survey of the new canal; as also, A New and Correct map of the County.
Smith, Charles, 1715?-1762.Date: M,DCC,XLIV. [1744]- Books
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Guide to Loch Lomond, Loch Long, Loch Fine, and Inveraray, by T. Richardson, Geographer And Surveyor. To which is added, a succinct detail of a trip to the Falls of Clyde, And Extensive Cotton Mills Of David Dale, Esq. With A Concise Description Of All The Towns, Villages, Gentlemens Seats, &c. Situated Near The Roads Thereto. Embellished with maps from actual Survey, and many elegant Engravings.
Richardson, Thomas, approximately 1771-1828.Date: 1799- Books
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A gazetteer of France, containing every city, town, and village, in that extensive country, Shewing the Distances of the Cities and great Towns from Paris: and at the End of the small Towns and Villages noting the Post-Offices through which Letters, &c. are conveyed to each. With a descriptive Account of every country; boundaries, extent, and natural produce. Including the chief Harbours, Bays, Rivers, Canals, Forests, Mines, Hills, Vales, and Medicinal Springs. The Whole including above Forty Thousand Places. Illustrated with a Map, divided into Departments. In three volumes. ...
Cruttwell, Clement, 1743-1808.Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]- Books
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An authentic journal of the expedition to Belleisle, and of the siege of the citadel of Palais. To which is prefixed, a Map of Belleisle, divided into Parishes; exhibiting all the Villages, Bays, Rivers, Capes, and Landing Places round that Island. Dedicated to The Right Hon. the Earl of Bute, and The Right Hon. William Pitt, Esq; His Majesty's Secretaries of State. By William Smith, Gent. a Volunteer.
Smith, William, volunteer.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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County curiosities, Or, a New Description of Gloucestershire. Containing I. A particular survey of the county, both geographical and historical. II. An Ample and Accurate Account of all the Boroughs, Market Towns, Villages, Rivers, Royal - Places Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats. III. The Fairs, Trade, Commerce, and Product of the Same. IV Of the Rarities both Natural and Artificial. V. Of the eminent persons born, or who have resided in them, and of the extraordinary events that have happened there.
Date: 1757- Books
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Les delices de Windsore; or, a description of Windsor Castle,and the country adjacent, treating, I. Of the Castle. II. Of the Royal Appartments and the Paintings therein. III. Of the Chaple of St. George. IV. Of the Order of the Garter. V. Of the Town and Forest of Windsor, the Parks, and Villages in the Neighbourhood. With two views of the castle, and other cutts. To which is added an appendix, containing the ceremonies of installation of a knight of the Garter in St. George's Chapel.
Pote, Joseph, 1704-1787.Date: [1755]- Books
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Les delices de Windsore; or, a description of Windsor Castle, and the country adjacent, treating, I. Of the Castle. II. Of the Royal Appartments and the Paintings therein. III. Of the Chapel of St. George. IV. Of the Order of the Garter. V. Of the Town and Forest of Windsor, the Parks, and Villages in the Neighbourhood. With two views of the castle, a nd other cutts, To which is added an appendix, containing the ceremonies of installation of a Knigh of the Garter in St. George's Chapel.
Pote, Joseph, 1704-1787.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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The London companion: or, an account of the fares of hackney coachmen, chairmen, And watermen; With the rates of carmen and porters, Plying in London, Westminster, or Southwark. Containing, I. The Fares of Hackney Coaches, from One to Five Shillings, from all their different Stands to the principal Streets, Squares, Places of public Entertainment, and neighbouring Villages; comprehending upwards of 30,000 different Fares. II. The Fares of Hackney Chairs, to and from all the Squares and Places of public Resort, in or about London. III. The Fares of Watermen, from all the Stairs, Wharfs, and Docks, between Vauxhall and Limehouse; and to all the Towns and Villages up to Windsor, or down to Gravesend. IV. The New Rates of Carmen, as settled by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, on the 9th of August, 1774. V. The Rates taken by Porters for Shipping, Landing, Loading, Housing, and Weighing of Goods. Interspersed with Abstracts of the Acts of Parliament relating to each. The Whole on a Plan entirely New, and far more Extensive than any Work of the Kind ever yet attempted.
Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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The london companion: or, an account of the fares of hackney coachmen, chairmen, and watermen; with the rates of carmen and porters, plying in London, Westminster, or Southwark. Containing, I. The Fares of Hackney Coaches, from One to Five Shillings, from all their different Stands to the principal Streets, Squares, Places of public Entertainment, and neighbouring Villages; comprehending upwards of 30,000 different Fares. II. The Fares of Hackney Chairs, to and from all the Squares and Places of public Resort, in or about London. III. The Fares of Watermen, from all the Stairs, Wharfs, and Docks, between Vauxhall and Limehouse; and to all the Towns and Villages up to Windsor, or down to Gravesend. IV. The New Rates of Carmen, as settled by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen, on the 7th of September last. V. The Rates taken by Porters for Shipping, Landing, Loading, Housing, and Weighing of Goods. Interspersed with abstracts of the acts of Parliament relating to each. The Whole on a Plan entirely New, and far more Extensive than any Work of the Kind ever yet attempted.
Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]