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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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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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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. St. Eustatius and its Dependencies. Benjamin Mee of London, Merchant, Claimant and - - Appellant. Admiral Lord Rodney and Major General John Vaughan, and James Heseltine Esq. his Majesty's Procurator General, - - Respondents. On an appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of Great Britain. The Appellant's case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1787]- Books
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The present state of Great Britain, and Ireland. In three parts. The I. Of South Britain, The II. Of North Britain, The III. Of Ireland. Containing An Accurate and Impartial Account of these famous Islands: Of their several Counties and Inhabitants; the Advantages and Disadvantages of both, in respect to Foreign Countries; and their Curiosities, of Nature and Art. Of the vast, populous, and opulent City of London, the Metropolis of England; and of the two celebrated Universities, Oxford and Cambridge. Of the Britons Original, Language, Temper, Genius, Religion, Morals, Trade, &c. Their Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty. Their Laws and Government; and a succinct History of all the English Monarchs to this Time. With lists of the present officers in Church and State; and of both Houses of Parliament: also the present state of His Majesty's dominions in Germany.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]- Books
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The present state of Great Britain, and Ireland. Being a complete treatise of their several inhabitants; their religion, policy, manufactures, customs, government and commerce. Of the britons original: thier sciences, and arts; nobility and people, and strength by sea and land. With a large description of London; and a curious abstract of each king's reign from Ecbert, to the end of George I. Also His Majesty's German dominions, and genealogy of his family. The whole consisting of four parts. To which are added lists of the officers in England, Scotland, and Ireland; with their whole establishment, civil, military and ecclesiastical. Done in a new method, correct and regular. The tenth edition. Begun by M. Miege; and now greatly, improved, revised and completed to the present time, By Mr. Bolton.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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Some account of the parish of Great Coxwell, in the county of Berks.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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A description of the city of Dublin in Ireland. Wherein, besides taking notice of every thing remarkable in the city, and the grandeur of the court. Is represented the happy situation of Ireland for commerce. The richness and fertility of the soil, producing plentiful growth of valuable commodities manufactured. The genius and bravery of the Irish, establishing their reputation in foreign countries. The cause of the present mean circumstances of the inhabitants, as movingly touched by the speaker of the House of Commons, on presenting to the lord lieutenant the last money bills. Proper to be perused by the people of England. As sacred history requires to do as we would be done by, and to love thy neighbour as thy self. By a Citizen of London, who liv'd twenty years in Ireland, and made the collection of news published by authority; has travelled most parts of the kingdon, and is lately returned from Dublin. Who is preparing for the press, reasons for encouraging the people of Ireland in the most extensive manner, as being the true interest of the subjects of England so to do.
Citizen of London.Date: 1732- Books
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Bibliotheca topographica Britannica. No XXVI. Containing collections towards the history and antiquities of Bedfordshire. Being additions to Luton and Dunstaple.
Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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Speculum Britanniæ; an historical and chorographical description of Middlesex and Hartfordshire. Wherein are alphabetically set down the names of the cities, towns, parishes, hamlets, houses of note, &c. in those counties: with direction speedily to find any place desired, in the maps, and the distance between place and place without compasses. By John Norden. Illustrated with maps curiously engraved by Mr. Senex, and the arms of the principal persons interr'd in the county of Middlesex. To which is added, a preparative to this work, intended a reconciliation of sundrie propositions by divers persons tendred, concerning the same, by the said author.
Norden, John, 1548-1625?.Date: MDCCXXIII. [1723]- Books
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A political survey of Britain: being a series of reflections on the situation, lands, inhabitants, revenues, colonies, and commerce of this island. Intended to Shew That we have not as yet approached near the Summit of Improvement, but that it will afford Employment to many Generations before they push to their utmost Extent the natural Advantages of Great Britain. In two volumes. By John Campbell, L. . D. ...
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]- Books
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Letters concerning England, Holland and Italy. By the celebrated Madam du Bocage, Member of the Academies of Padua, Bologna, Rome and Lyons. Written During her Travels in those Countries. Translated from the French. In two volumes. ...
Du Boccage, Madame (Marie-Anne), 1710-1802.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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Letters concerning England, Holland, and Italy. By the celebrated Madam du Bocage, member of the Academies of Padua, Bologna, Rome, and Lyons. Written during her travels in those countries. Translated from the French. Quæ mores hominum multorum vidit et urbes. In two volumes.
Du Boccage, Madame (Marie-Anne), 1710-1802.Date: M,DCC,LXXI. [1771]- Books
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Humfredi Llwyd, armigeri, Britannicæ descriptionis commentariolum: necnon de Mona insula, et Britannica arce sive armamentario Romano disceptatio epistolaris. Accedunt æræ Cambrobritannicæ. Accurante Mose Gulielmio, A. M. R. S. Soc.
Llwyd, Humphrey, 1527-1568.Date: Anno Domini MDCCXXXI. [1731]- Books
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Collections towards a parochial history of Berkshire. Being the answers returned to Mr. More's circular letters and queries for the parishes of Bisham, Chadlesworth, Coleshill, Cumner, East-Garston, Shaw, Shifford, Sparsholt, Speen, Stanford, Suthamstede, and Yattendon. To which are added, a few particulars collected by the editor for those of Aldworth, Shottesbrooke, and White Waltham.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Morse's Geography. This day is published, in one large volume octavo, illustrated with maps, a new edition, price 8s. in boards, or 9s. bound. The American geography; or a view of the present situation of the United States of America: containing astronomical geography. - Geographical definitions, discovery, and general description of America and the United States:-Of their boundaries; mountains; lakes; bays and rivers; natural history; productions; population; goverment; agriculture; commerce; manufactures; and history.-A concise account of the war, and of the important events which have succeeded. With a particular description of Kentucky, the western territory, and Vermont.-Of their extent; civil divisions; chief towns; climates; soils; trade; character; constitutions; courts of justice; colleges; academies; religion; islands; Indians; literary and humane societies; springs; curiosities; histories; &c. To which is added, an abridgment of the geography of the British, Spanish, French, and Dutch dominions in America and the West-Indies.-Of Europe, Asia, and Africa. By Jedidiaii Morse.
Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814.Date: 1792- Books
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The roman roads, Ikenild-Street and Bath-Way discovered and investigated through the country of the Coritani, or the county of Derby. To which is added A dissertation on the Coritani. By Samuel Pegge, M.A.
Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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Description des royaulmes d'Angleterre et d'Escosse. Composè par Estienne Perlin. Par. 1558. Histoire de l'entree de la Reine Mere dans la Grande Bretagne. Par P de la Serre. Par. 1639. Illustrated with cuts, and English notes.
Perlin, Étienne.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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The new present state of Great-Britain. Containing a succinct account of the climate, divisions, and inhabitants, of Great-Britain: An ample Description of the several Counties into which that Kingdom is divided; their Air, Soil, natural Productions, Trade, and Manufactures. The government of Great-Britain: the Power, Prerogatives, and Revenues of the King; the Laws, Customs, and Privileges of Parliament; and the Power and Methods of Proceeding in the several Courts of Justice. A Copious Description of the Capitals of England and Scotland; their Government, Courts of Justice, Principal Buildings, Trading and other Companies, Privileges, and Commerce. To which are added, complete and accurate lists of all the civil, ecclesiastical, and military offices in Great-Britain.
Date: 1776- 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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A tour thro' that part of Great-Britain called Scotland. Giving an account of that nation, its manners, laws and customs, their Castles, Forts, Garrisons, Cities, Towns, Boroughs, Families, Titles, Trades, Manufactures, Arts, Sciences, Mines, Minerals, &c. and every thing relative to that Nation.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
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Travels and voyages in Scotland, England and Ireland, France, America Hungary, Germany, Russia, and ... of England in Holland, in the 1779 and 80, ... and the Low Countries and the ... regions of Greenland. D..., improvements, method of treating ... cases, ... of health and grane ... apparatus, &c. &c. Which cost upward of 12000 pounds. New edition, being the sixth---Price 3s. By James Graham, M.D.
Graham, James, 1745-1794.Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Bibliotheca topographica Britannica. No II. Part II. Containing Reliqu? Galean?; or miscellaneous pieces by the late brothers Roger and Samuel Gale. Containing Their Correspondence with their learned Contemporaries. To the Third Part will be prefixed, an Account of the Literary Society at Spalding.
Date: MDCCLXXXI. [1781]- Books
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An account of the Gentlemen's Society at Spalding. Being an introduction to the Reliqu? Galean?.
Date: MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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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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The traveller's guide or, a most exact description of the roads of England. Being Mr. Ogilby's actual survey, And Mensuration by the Wheel, of the great roads from London to all the Considerable cities and towns in England and Wales, Together with the Cross-Roads from one City or Eminent Town to another. Wherein is shewn the Distance from Place to Place, and plain Directions given to find the Way, by setting down every Town, Village, River, Brook, Bridge, Common, Forest, Wood, Copse, Heath, Moor, &c. that occur in Passing the Roads. And for the better illustration thereof, are added tables, wherein the Names of the Places, with their Distances, are set down in a Column, in so plain a manner, that meer Strangers may travel all over England without any other Guide.
Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.Date: 1712]