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Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. Or, a complete collection of voyages and travels. Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri, &c. in Italian; Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French; De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c. in Latin; Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal, &c. in Spanish; And the Voyages under the Direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch. Together with such Other Histories, Voyages, Travels, or Discoveries, As are in General Esteem; Whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European Language. Containing whatever has been observed Worthy of Notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; In Respect to the Extent and Situation of Empires, Kingdoms, Provinces, &c. The Climate, Soil, and Produce, whether Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral, of Each Country: Likewise the Religion, Manners, and Customs of the several Inhabitants, their Government, Arts and Sciences, Publick Buildings, Mountains, Rivers, Harbours, &c. Illustrated BY Proper Charts, Maps, and Cuts. To which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the Rise and Progress of the Art of Navigation, and its successive Improvements; together with the Invention and Use of the Loadstone, and its Variation. Originally published in two volumes in folio, by John Harris, D. D. and F. R. S. Now carefully revised, with large additions, and Continued down to the Present Time; Including Particular Accounts of the Manufactures and Commerce of Each Country.
Harris, John, 1667?-1719.Date: M.DCC.XLIV. [1744]-48- Books
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Discourses concerning the being and natural perfections of God, in which that first principle of religion, the existence of the deity, is proved, From the Frame of the Material World, from the Animal and Rational Life, and from Human Intelligence and Morality. And The Divine Attributes of Spirituality, Unity, Eternity, Immensity, Omnipotence, Omniscience, and Infinite Wisdom, are explain'd. By John Abernethy, M. A. ...
Abernethy, John, 1680-1740.Date: M.DCC.LVII. [1757]- Books
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The analysis of the law: being a scheme, or, abstract, of the several titles and partitions of the law of England, digested into method. By Sir Matthew Hale, Kt. late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench.
Hale, Matthew, 1609-1676.Date: 1716- Books
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The history of the common law of England. Divided into twelve chapters. By Sir Matthew Hale, Kt. late Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench.
Hale, Matthew, 1609-1676.Date: 1716- Books
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Emblems, divine and moral; together with Hieroglyphicks of the life of man. Written by Francis Quarles. ...
Quarles, Francis, 1592-1664.Date: 1718- Books
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La belle assemblée: being a curious collection of some very remarkable incidents which happened to persons of the first quality in France. Interspers'd with entertaining and improving observations made by them on several Passages in History, both Ancient and Modern. Written in French for the Entertainment of the King, and dedicated to him by Madam de Gomez. Adorn'd with copper-plates. Vol.IV.
Gomez, Madame de, 1684-1770.Date: MDCC.XXXVIII. [1738]- Books
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Camilla: or, a picture of youth. By the author of Evelina and Cecilia. In three volumes. ...
Burney, Fanny, 1752-1840.Date: 1796- Books
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The dramatic works of Colley Cibber, Esq; In Four Volumes. ... . Containing Love's last Shift, a Comedy. Woman's Wit, a Comedy. Love makes a Man, a Comedy. She would and she would not, a Comedy.
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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A new Latin-English dictionary: Containing all the words proper for reading the classic writers, with the Authorities subjoined to each Word and Phrase. To which is prefixed, a new English-Latin dictionary, Carefully Compiled from the best Authors in our Language. Both Parts greatly improved, beyond all the preceding Works of the same Nature; supplying their Deficiencies, and comprising whatever is useful and valuable in all former Dictionaries. By the King's Authority. Designed for the General Use of Schools and Private Gentlemen. By the Rev. Mr. William Young, Editor of Ainsworth's Dictionary.
Young, William, -1757.Date: M.DCC.LVII. [1757] [i.e. 1756?]- Books
Bi-centenary, 1931.
Royal Dublin Society.Date: [1931]- Books
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A practical exposition of the church-catechism: in several discourses on all the parts of it. In two volumes. Useful for all families. By Matthew Hole, B. D. Prebendary of the Church of Wells, and Vicar of Stokegursy in Somersetshire.
Hole, Matthew, 1639 or 1640-1730.Date: M.DCC.XV. [1715]- Books
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Letters from Dr. Withering, of Birmingham, Dr. Ewart, of Bath, Dr. Thornton, of London, and Dr. Biggs, late of the Isle of Santa-Cruz; together with some other papers, supplementary to two publications on Asthma, Consumption, Fever, and other diseases. By Thomas Beddoes, M. D.
Date: [1794]- Books
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The life and reign of Lewis XIV, late King of France and Navarre: collected from the memoirs of the Sieur Carpenter, and continu'd to his Death, from the most authentick Accounts, as well English as French. To which is added, His Character, and an Account of his lawful Issue, Mistresses, and natural Children; as also, a true Copy of his Will, and the two Codicils belonging to it; with an Account of his Funeral Ceremony, &c.
Carpenter, le sieur.Date: [1715]- Books
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The history of philosophy: containing the lives, opinions, actions and discourses of the philosophers of every sect. By Thomas Stanley, Esquire. In which the innumerable Mistakes, both in the Text and Notes of all former Editions are corrected, the Citations and References exactly adjusted and compared throughout with the Originals, and with the Latin Translation printed at Leipsick. To which is prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author.
Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
Child life investigations : the estimation of foetal age, the weight and length of normal foetuses and the weights of foetal organs.
Cruickshank, J. N.Date: 1924- Books
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Select cases argued and adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, ... From the year 1724 to 1733. ... By a gentleman of the Temple.
Great Britain. Court of Chancery.Date: 1740- Books
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A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Commander in Chief of a squadron of His Majesty's ships, sent upon an expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled from his papers and materials, by Richard Walter, M. A. Chaplain of His Majesty's Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. With charts of the southern part of South America, of part of the Pacific Ocean, and of the track of the Centurion round the world.
Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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Biographia Britannica: or, The lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages, down to the present times: collected from the best authorites, both printed and manuscript, and digested in the manner of Mr Bayle's historical and critical dictionary. ...
Date: MDCCXLVII-MDCCLXVI. [1747-1766]- Books
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An historical account of our present sovereign George-Lewis, King of Great-Britain, France, and Ireland, Elector of Brunswick-Lunenburg, &c. Containing, His Genealogy, Life, and memorable Actions to this Time; his Arms; a Geographical Description of his Dominions in Germany; the Acts of Parliament for settling the Succession in his Family; the Manner of his being proclaim'd; the Regency; the Ministry; whatsoever has happen'd of Note since his Accession to the Throne; and his Entry. Interspers'd with Speeches, Proclamations, and other authentick Papers.
Date: 1714- Books
Footsteps in science / J.H.U. Brown.
Brown, J. H. U. (Jack Harold Upton), 1918-2004.Date: [1993], ©1993- Books
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Geographia classica: the geography of the ancients so far describ'd as it is contain'd in the Greek and Latin classicks, in twenty-nine maps of the Old World, and its several Kingdoms and Provinces: Wherein the chief Places mention'd in Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Lucan, Eutropius, Cornelius Nepos, Justin, Quintus Curtius, Sallust, Livy, Caesar, Plutarch, Xenophon, Herodotus, and many other Ancient Authors are describ'd. To which is added, a map of the places mention'd in the Old and New Testaments. A collection long wanted, and now publish'd for the use of schools.
Date: MDCCXVII. [1717]- Books
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The works : to which is prefixed a biographical account of the author / by William Cullen Brown.
Brown, John, 1735-1788.Date: 1804- Books
The works of Dr. John Brown : to which is prefixed a biographical account of the author / by William Cullen Brown.
Brown, John, 1735-1788.Date: 1804- Pictures
Spectropia, or, Surprising spectral illusions : showing ghosts everywhere, and of any colour / by J.H. Brown ; with sixteen illustrations.
Brown, J. H.Date: 1864Reference: 646382i- Books
Agricultural records A.D. 220-1977 / J. M. Stratton and Jack Houghton Brown ; edited by Ralph Whitlock.
Stratton, J. M. (John M.)Date: 1978