165 results filtered with: Great Britain - Description and travel - Early works to 1800
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Owen's new book of fairs, published by the King's authority. Being a complete and authentic account of all the fairs in England and Wales, as they have been settled to be held since the alteration of the stile. Noting likewise the commodities which each fair is remarkable for furnishing; also the days on which markets are respectively held; with the distances from London; and the number of members which each place sends to Parliament. A new edition. To which is added, an abstract of all the acts of Parliament relating to fairs.
Owen, W. (William), -1793.Date: MDCCXCIX. [1799]- 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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A six weeks tour through the southern counties of England and Wales. Describing, particularly, I. The present state of agriculture and manufacture. II. The different methods of cultivating the soil. III. The success attending some late experiments on various grasses, &c. IV. The various prices of labour and provisions. V. The state of the working poor in those counties, wherein the riots were most remarkable. With descriptions and models of such new invented implements of husbandry as deserve to be generally known. Interspersed with accounts of the seats of the nobility and gentry, and other objects worthy of notice. In several letters to a friend. By the author of the Farmer's letters.
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: M DCC LX Viii. [1768]- Books
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Owen's new book of roads; or, A description of the roads of Great-Britain. Being a companion to Owen's complete book of fairs. Containing I. An alphabetical list of all the cities, towns, and remarkable villages, in England and Wales; the counties in which they are situated, and the Market days. II. The distance in measured miles from London, to the several towns, &c. and from one town to another on the several roads. III. The cross roads. IV. The high road, and principal cross roads in Scotland. V. The general roads of the judge's circuits. VI. A concise account of the noblemen and gentlemen's seats upon each road. VII. The post-master general's regulations concerning post-letters, and the rates of postage.
Owen, W. (William), -1793.Date: MDCCXCIX. [1799]- Books
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A new description of all the counties in England and Wales: containing I. In what diocese; the circumference in miles; Number of Acres and Houses; the Air, Soil, Rivers, Commodities, and chief Seats of the Nobility and Gentry of each county. II. Market - Towns, Market - Days, and Distances from London. III. Members of Parliament. IV. Fairs, fixed, and moveable. V. Coaches, Carriers, and Water-Bound, to all Parts of the Kingdom; what Days they go out of Town, and from whence. VI. Roads from London to the chief Towns, and Cross-Roads; each County distinct by itself alphabetically. Vii. The rates of coachmen, Carmen, and Watermen in and about the Cities of London and Westminster. The Whole very plain and easy, and more exact than in any other Work.
R. R.Date: [1741]- Books
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Première lettre de M. Coste, ... à M. Paulet, ... pour servir de réponse a un factum de celui-ci, contre Abu-Becker, ... le docteur Méad, ... M. Roux, ... et l'auteur ...
Coste, Jean François, 1741-1819.Date: 1776- Books
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Owen's book of fairs, published by the King's authority. Being an authentic account of all the fairs in England and Wales, as they have been settled to be held since the alteration of the stile. Nothing likewise the commodities which each fair is remarkable for furnishing; also the days on which markets are respectively held; with the distances from London; and the number of members which each place sends to Parliament. A new edition. To which is added an abstract of all the acts of Parliament relative to fairs.
Owen, W. (William), -1793.Date: 1776- Books
Travels over England, Scotland and Wales : giving a true and exact description of the chiefest cities, towns and corporations : together with the antiquities of divers other places, the most famous cathedrals, and other eminent structures, of several remarkable caves and wells, with many other diverting passages never before published / by James Brome, M.A. Rector of Cheriton in Kent ; the design of the said travels, being for the information of the two eldest sons of that eminent merchant Mr. Van-Ackar ; useful for all persons before they travel into foreign countries, and for all those who desire to be made acquainted with the situation and curiosities of these parts.
Brome, James, -1719.Date: 1707- Books
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Britannia depicta or Ogilby improv'd; being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's actual survey of all [th]e direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: Wherein are exactly delineated & engraven, all [th]e cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &. scituate on or near the roads, with their respective distances in measured and computed miles. And to render this-work universally usefull & agreeable, (beyond any of it's kind) are added in a clear & most compendious method. 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate &c. their arms, antiquity, charters, privileges, trade, rarities &c. with suitable remarks on all places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries. By Ino. Owen of the Midd: Temple Gent. 2. The arms of the peers of this realm who derive their titles from places lying on or near the roads 3. The arms of all [th]e bishopricks & deanaries, their foundation, extent, yearly-value, number of parishes &c. 4. The arms, & a succinct account of both universities & their respective colleges, their foundations fellowships &c Lastly particular & correct maps-of all [th]e counties of South Britain; with a summary description of each county, its circumference, number of acres, borô & market towns & parishes, air, soil, com̄odities, manufactures & what each pays in [th]e ... aid &c. The whole for its compendious variety & exactness, preferable to all other books of roads hitherto published or proposed; and calculated not only for the direction of the traveller (as they are) but the general use of the gentleman and tradesman By Eman: Bowen engraver.
Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767.Date: 1759- Books
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Magnæ Britanniæ Notitia: Or, The present state of Great Britain; with divers remarks upon the antient state thereof. By John Chamberlayne, Esq; the seven and twentieth edition of the south part, call'd England; and the sixth of the north part, call'd Scotland; with improvements, and more correct and large additions in the list of the officers, &c. than in any former impression. In two parts. With His Majesty's royal privilege.
Chamberlayne, John, 1666-1723.Date: MDCCXXVI. [1726]- Books
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Magnæ Britanniæ notitia: or, the present state of Great-Britain; With divers remarks upon the ancient state thereof. By John Chamberlayne, Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society. And more exact and larger additions in the list of the officers, &c. than in any former Impression. With His Majesty's Royal Privilege.
Chamberlayne, John, 1666-1723.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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The present state of Great Britain. In two parts. The I. Of South II. Of North Britain. Containing an accurate and impartial account of this great and famous island; Of the Country, and its Inhabitants; the Advantages and Disadvantages of Both, in respect to Forein Countries; and the Curiosities both of Nature and Art. Of the vast, populous, and opulent city of London, the Metropolis of Great Britain, and of the Famous Universities of the Land. Of the Britains original, language, temper, Genius, Religion, Morals, Trade, &c. Their Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty. Their Laws and Government; With a succinct History of all the English Monarchs to this time. The present Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal, and the Settlement of the Succession in the Protestant Line. Lastly, of Queen Anne's dominions, titles, arms, Land and Sea-Forces, Court, and Revenues. Of the Privy-Council, the High Court of Parliament, and all courts of justice. With the Lists Of the Present Officers in Church and State; Of Both Houses of Parliament; and of the Convocation.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: 1707- Books
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Magnæ Britanniæ notitia: or, the present state of Great-Britain, With divers Remarks upon The Antient State thereof. By John Chamberlayne, Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society. And more exact and larger Additions in the List of the Officers, &c. than in any former Impression. With Her Majesty's Royal Privilege.
Chamberlayne, John, 1666-1723.Date: 1708- Books
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The new state of England, under our Sovereign, Queen Anne. In three parts. Containing, I. An exact and particular Description both of England and Wales, through their several Counties; with all Things Remarkable therein, and the best Account hitherto of London and Westminster. II. Of the Original, Temper, Genius, Language, Trade, Laws, and Religion of the English. Of our several Orders of Men, the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty. III. Of the English Monarchy in general, its Greatness and Power, the Sovereign's Prerogative, Dignity, Titles and Arms; With a compendious History of the Kings and Queens of England to this Time. Of the Present Queen in particular, Her Court, Forces, and Revenues, with the Management thereof. Of the present Princes and Princesses of the Royal Blood, and the Succession to the Crown as it stands settled in the Protestant Line. Of the High-Court of Parliament, Privy Council, and all Courts of Judicature. With the newest and exactest lists of Her Majesty's Officers in Church and State, and of the present Parliament and Convocation that has been Published.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: 1707- Books
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A description of Prince of Wales Island, in the streights of Malacca: With its real and probable advantages and sources to recommend it as a marine establishment. By Sir Home Popham, Knight of the sovereign order of St. John of Jerusalem, captain in the Royal Navy, and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Popham, Home Riggs, Sir, 1762-1820.Date: 1799- Books
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Ogilby's and Morgan's pocket-book of the roads, with their computed and measured distances, and the distinction of market and post-towns. To which are added, several roads, and above five hundred market-towns: A Table for the ready finding any Road, City, or Market-Town, and their Distance from London: A Sheet-Map of England, fitted to bind with the Book: And an Exact Account of all the Fairs, both fix'd and moveable, in Alphabetical Order, shewing the Days on which they are held. By William Morgan, Cosmographer to their late Majesties.
Morgan, William, -1690.Date: 1732- Books
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The traveller's companion; or new itinerary of England and Wales, with part of Scotland; Arranged in the Manner of Copper-Plates. being an accurate and comprehensive view of the principal roads in Great Britain, Taken from Actual Surveys; Wherein every Object worthy of Notice is pointed out; illustrated by two maps: to which are annexed, the circuits of the judges, The Ports from whence the Packets Sail. and a copious index, Where the Market Days of each Town are particularized. By Thomas Pride and Philip Luckombe.
Pride, Thomas.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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A description of Saint Kilda; Giving an account of its situation. Extent, soil, product, bays, rocks, adjacent islands, ancient laws and government. Religion, customs, and late reformation. By the Rev. Mr. Alexander Buchan late minister there.
Buchan, Alexander, -1730.Date: Printed in the year, M,DCC,LXXIII. [1773]- 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. ...
Date: 1776- Books
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The entertaining correspondent; or curious relations. Digested into familiar letters, and conversations. Being a choice and valuable collection of very remarkable histories, from the most approved Authors, both Ancient and Modern; with regard to travels, voyages, governments, Revolutions, Geography, Arts and Sciences; the Religious, Civil and Military Customs of the different Nations in the known World; the various Productions in the Animal, Mineral, and Vegetable Kingdoms; and what ever else may be useful and entertaining. Illustrated with curious copper plates. Vol III.
Date: M.DCC.XLII. [1742]- Books
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The antient history and description of the city of Exeter; Containing, The Antient History, &c. of the City; together with an Account of the sundry Assaults given thereto from Time to Time, and the Sieges it has sustain'd, viz. by the Romans, under Vespasian, A. D. 49 ;- by Penda, King of Mercia, in 632 ;- by the Danes, in 858, 877, 1001, and 1004 ;- by William the Conqueror, in 1068 ;- by the Earls of Devon, in 1137, and 1378 ;- in 1469, during the Civil Wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster ;- by Perkin Warbeck, in 1497 ;- by the Rebels of Devonshire and Cornwall, in 1549, &c. &c. Also a curious account of the antiquity, foundation, and building of St. Peter's cathedral church. With a catalogue of all the Bishops of Tawton, Crediton; and Exeter, And authentic Memoirs of their Lives. To which are added, The Offices and Duties (as of Old) of the sworn Officers of the City. Compiled and digested from the works of Hooker, Izacke, and others.
Date: [1765?]- Books
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An account of the constitution and present state of Great Britain, together with a view of its trade, policy, and interest, respecting other nations, & of the principal curiosities of Great Britain and Ireland ...
Date: [1779?]- Books
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The modern universal British traveller; or, a new, complete, and accurate tour through England, Wales, Scotland, and the neighbouring islands. Comprising all that is worthy of observation in Great Britain. ... The articles respecting England, by Charles Burlington, ... t Wales, by David Llewellyn Rees, ... of Scotland, by Alexander Murray, ...
Burlington, Charles.Date: 1779- Books
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Camden's Britannia abridg'd; with improvements, and continuations, to this present time. To which are added, exact lists of the present nobility of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Also a Valuation of all Ecclesiastical Preferments At the End of each County. With many other Useful Additions. The whole Carefully Perform'd, and Illustrated with above Sixty Maps Exactly Engraven. ...
Camden, William, 1551-1623.Date: 1701- Books
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Bowles's post-chaise companion; or, Travellers directory through England and Wales: Being an actual survey of all the principal, direct, and cross-roads, both ancient and modern; with the distances expressed in single miles according to measurement: exhibiting the several towns, villages, post-stages, &c. on or near the roads; together with the circuits of the judges, and an exact alphabetical list of all the fairs, as settled since the alternation of the style. The second edition, corrected and greatly improved; with additions. In two volumes. Vol I.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1781]