The ancient and modern history of Nice : comprehending an account of the foundation of Marseilles : to which are prefixed descriptive observations on the nature, produce, and climate of the territory of the former city, and its adjoining towns : with an introduction, containing hints of advice to invalids, who, with the hope of arresting the progress of the disease, seek the renovating influuence of the salubrious climes / by I. B. Davis.

  • Davis, John Bunnell, 1780-1824.
Date:
1807
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Credit: The ancient and modern history of Nice : comprehending an account of the foundation of Marseilles : to which are prefixed descriptive observations on the nature, produce, and climate of the territory of the former city, and its adjoining towns : with an introduction, containing hints of advice to invalids, who, with the hope of arresting the progress of the disease, seek the renovating influuence of the salubrious climes / by I. B. Davis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    which the history of the country successively unfolds. The work is divided into two parts, and each of those sub-divided into sections; the first, comprehends an introduction, contain- ing hints of advice to invalids, who, with the hope of arresting the progress of disease, seek the renovating influence of these salu- brious climes; the topography of Nice; an account of the character, language, com- merce, &c. of the Nissards; and descriptive observations on the nature, produce, and climate of the country, together with the topography of some adjoining towns: the second contains the ancient and modern history of Nice, with a description of the original inhabitants of the country, and an account of the foundation of Marseilles. Here it is in place to notice, and I can- didly avow, that I have collected materials for my work, though many were lost during