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The merchants miscellany, and travellers complete compendium; containing a mercantile state and public view of the county of Bedford for 1785. Being a short description of each market town, list of tradesmen, the conveyances, &c. by John Franklin Henington, auctioneer an printer, at Northampton. Price 6 d.
Henington, John Franklin.Date: [1785]- Books
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A journal of a tour to Scarborough, in the Summer of 1798.
Date: 1798- Books
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A journey from London to Scarborough, in several letters from a gentleman there, to his friend in London. Letter I. The Passage to Scarborough by Sea. An Account of what is most remarkable in the Way thither by Land, and a Description of the several Towns, Villages, Gentlemen's Seats, &c. on the Road, particularly Edmonton, Cheshunt, Ware, the New-River Head, Puckeridge, Gogmagog-Hills and Cambridge. Letter II. St. Ives, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Stilton, Burleigh-House and Park, Stamford, Lord Gainsborough's Seat, the Roman Fosseway, Grantham, Lord Tyrconnel's Seat and Park, Ancaster, Lincoln, the Cathedral and Castle. Letter III. Lincoln-Heath, Spittle, the Wolds of Lincolnshire, Redbourn, Hibberstow, Barton on the Humber, Hull, the Garrison, &c. Letter IV. Beverley, the Minster; Driffield, Foxhole and Seymore; thence to Scarborough. Letter V. Scarborough, the Description of it towards the Sea, and its lofty Situation; the Harbour and Piers; the Shipping; great Plenty and Variety of Fish; the beautiful Parterre on the Sands; Sports and Exercises there; of the Spaw, the Resort thither of late Years; a humorous Description and Character of Dicky Dickinson, Keeper of the Wells; the manner of Gentlemen and Ladies bathing in the Sea, Verses on a Lady bathing in the Sea. The Town and Buildings described, Ledgings, and Provisions, number of Inhabitants, Hackney-Chairs. Long-Room, its pleasant and lofty Situation, Balls and Assemblies, the Phar? Bank, Billiard-Tables, &c. The Ordinaries, and the Custom of them; the Play-House, Booksellers Shop, the Coffee-House; with an Account of the various Diversions and agreeable Amusements of the Place. With a list of the nobility, quality, and gentry at Scarborough, during the spaw season, in the year 1733 . Taken from the Subscription-Books at The Spaw, and The Long-Room, The Booksellers Shop, and The Coffee-House. To which is annex'd an account of the nature and us of the Scarborough spaw-water, interspers'd with some Observations and Remarks.
Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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A description of the Isle of Thanet, and particularly of the town of Margate; with an account of the accommodations provided there for strangers; their manner of bathing in the sea, and machines for that purpose, their assemblies, amusements and diversions, public and private; the antiquities and remarkable places to be seen on the island, as well as on some short but pleasant tours along the coasts of Kent; with a description of Sandwich, Deal, Dover, Canterbury, Rochester, Chatham, and other places eminent for their situation, and celebrated in antient history. The whole illustrated with a correct map of the island, a plan of Ramsgate-Pier, and a representation of the machines for bathing.
T. G.Date: 1765- Books
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The beauties of England comprehended in a pocket volume: giving a descriptive view of the chief villages, market-towns, and cities, Antiquities, Houses, Parks, Plantations, Scenes, and Situations, in England and Wales ; Including The Two Universities, London, and Westminster. The whole arranged according to the respective counties ; And Intended As A Travelling Companion, to point out Whatever is Curious either in Art, or in Nature.
Luckombe, Philip, -1803.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The new description and state of England, containing the maps of the counties of England and Wales, in fifty three copper-plates, newly design'd by Mr. Robert Morden, Exactly Drawn and Engraven by the Best Artists. The several Counties described, the Account of their Ancient and Modern Names, Soil, Former and Present Inhabitants, their Number, Rarities, Market-Towns, and Days whereon Markets are kept, Hundreds, Rivers, Bays, Harbours, Bridges, Minerals, Commodities, Number of Acres, what Proportion each Country pays to the Land-Tax, Archbishopticks, Bishopricks, Cathedrals, Parish-Churches, Schools, Hospitals, Roads and Distances, Roman Ways, Post-Towns, Men of Note, Memorable Battles and Actions, the Houses of the Nobility and Gentry, an Account of Fairs, &c.
Morden, Robert, -1703.Date: 1704- Books
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A short description of the Isle of Thanet; being chiefly intended as a directory for the Company resorting to Margate, Ramsgate, and Broadstairs. By Robert Edward Hunter, Surgeon. With a new map of the island.
Hunter, Robert Edward.Date: 1799- Books
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A short description of Castleton, in Derbyshire: its natural curiosities, and mineral productions. By J.M. Hedinger.
Hedinger, J. M.Date: [1800?]- Books
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The beauties of England: giving a descriptive view of the chief villages, market-towns, and cities; Antiquities, Parks, Plantations, Scenes, And Situations, In in England and Wales; Including The Seats Of Our Nobility And Gentry, And The Two Universities. The Whole Intended AS A Travelling Companion, To Point Out Whatever IS Curious Either In Art, OR In Nature. By Philip Luckombe. ...
Luckombe, Philip, -1803.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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A short description of Castleton, in Derbyshire; its natural curiosities, and mineral productions. By J. M. Hedinger.
Hedinger, J. M.Date: [1800?]- Books
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A short description of Castleton, in Derbyshire; its natural curiosities, and mineral productions. By J.M. Hedinger.
Hedinger, J. M.Date: [1800?]- Books
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An essay explaining the mode of executing a useful work, entitled, A new description of England and Wales, as a continuation and illustration of Camden.
Muilman, Peter, approximately 1713-1790.Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]- Books
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A short tour in the midland counties of England; performed in the summer of 1772. Together with an account of a similar excursion, undertaken September 1774.
Quincey, Thomas, active 1772-1774.Date: M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]- Books
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The new description and state of England, containing the mapps of the counties of England and Wales, in fifty three copper-plates, Newly Design'd, Exactly Drawn and Engraven by the Best Artists. The several Counties described, the Account of their Ancient and Modern Names, Extent, Soil, Former and Present Inhabitants, their Number, Rarities, Market-Towns, and Days whereon the Markets are kept, Hundreds, Rivers, Bays, Harbours, Bridges, Minerals, Commodities, Number of Acres, what Proportion each County pays to the Land-Tax, Archbishopricks, Bishopricks, Cathedrals, Parish-Churches, Schools, Hospitals, Roads and Distances, Roman Ways, Post-Towns, Men of Note, Memorable Battles and Actions, the Houses of the Nobility and Gentry, an Account of Fairs, &c. To which is added, a new and exact list of the House of Peers and Commons, and of the Lord-Lieutenants of each County, of the Army, Navy, Officers and Offices, &c. belonging to this kingdom.
Morden, Robert, -1703.Date: 1701- Books
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England and Wales described. In a series of letters: exhibiting whatever is worthy the observation of the curious traveller, as well as all others, who wish to be made acquainted with the beauties of this happy country. Lately written from different parts of the kingdom, and principally to a gentleman in the isle of Wight. To which are added, historical, critical, and explanatory notes. By William Toldervy, editor of a collection of epitaphs, &c. Vol. I.
Toldervy, William.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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Collections towards a description of the county of Devon. By Sir William Pole, of Colcombe and Shute, Knt.; (who died A. D. 1635;) now first printed from the autograph in the possession of his lineal descendant Sir John-William de la Pole, Bart. of Shute, &c. in Devonshire.
Pole, William, Sir, 1561-1635.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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Some considerations humbly offer'd to the Honourable the House of Commons, by the tallow-chandlers in and about the cities of London and Westminster.
Company of Tallow-Chandlers (London, England)Date: 1695 - 1711]- Books
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Prospects and observations; on a tour in England and Scotland: natural, oeconomical, and literary. By Thomas Newte, Esq.
Thomson, William, 1746-1817.Date: 1791- Books
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Gleanings in England; descriptive of the countenance, mind and character of the country. By. Mr. Pratt. Vol.IV.
Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814.Date: M,DCC,XCIX. [1799]- Books
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British curiosities in nature and art; exhibiting an account of natural and artificial rareties, both ancient and modern, intermixt with Historical and Geographical Passages. With a very particular Account of the Curiosities in London, and the Two Universities. And an appendix, concerning the posts, markets, and their fairs. To which is added A Scheme, containing other things most proper to be observed by Strangers, in 22 Respects, in as many Columns, curiously Engraved on a Sheet to fold up. The Whole, Adapted to the Use of Strangers, who may Travel to see England, and for such as go thence into Foreign Parts, in order to account for what is Remarkable in their own Country; as appeareth more clearly by the Preface.
Date: 1713- Books
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The traveller's companion, in a tour through England and Wales; containing a catalogue of the antiquities, houses, parks, Plantations, Scenes, and Situations, in England and Wales, arranged According to the Alphabetical Order of the several Counties; by the late Mr. Gray, Author of the Elegy written in a Country Church-Yard, &c. To which are now added, considerable improvements and additions, by Thomas Northmore Esq.
Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771.Date: [1799]- Books
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Dr. Stearns's tour from London to Paris. Containing, A description of the Kingdom of France - the customs, manners, polity, science, commerce, and agriculture of the inhabitants -Its Ancient form of Government,-And the New-Particulars concerning the Royal Family-Causes of the late Revolution-Proceedings and Decrees of the National Assembly-An Account of the Destruction of the Bastille, and of many dreadful Commotions which have happened in the Nation-With a minute Detail of the late grand Proceedings at the Champ De Mars. - The whole interspersed with a Variety of Reflections, humourous, moral, critical, and philosophical. After which is delineated, a new constitution: with a description of the road to liberty.
Stearns, Samuel, 1741-1809.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]- Books
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The poll for Members of Parliament, for the city and county of Norwich, taken the twenty-fifth of May, 1796. (the Parishes and Names of the Voters alphabetically arranged, and carefully copied from the Original Poll Books) Candidates the Hon. Henry Hobart, of Intwood - - - - - - - - - - - - 1622 The Right Hon. William Windham, of Felbrigg 1159 Bartlett Gurney, of Norwich, Esq. - - - - - - - - - 1076 Edward Coleman, Esq. Peter Chamberlin, Esq. Sheriffs and Returning Officers. By Permission of the Sheriffs.
Norwich (England)Date: [1796]- Books
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The New universal gazetteer; or, Modern geographical index. Containing a concise description of the -empires, kingdoms,-cities, towns,-seas, rivers- &c. &c. &c. in the known world; the government, manners, and religion, of the inhabitants; with the extent, boundaries, produce, revenue, trade, manufactures, &c. of the different countries. Including a full account of the counties, cities, towns, villages, &c. of England and Scotland. Illustrated with six elegant maps.
Date: MDCCXCVI. [1796]- Books
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Boyle's view of London, and its environs; or, a complete list of all the squares, streets, lanes, courts, yards, alleys, &c. (nearly Eleven Thousand,) in and about five miles of the metropolis. To which is added, a separate list of all the churches, chapels, quays, Wharfs, Public Buildings, Law, and other Offices, Societies, Dissenting and Religious Meetings, Companies Halls, Hospitals, and other Charities, Coffee Houses, with the Ancient and Modern Freemasons' Lodges, &c. &c.
Boyle, P. (Patrick), -1808?.Date: [1799]