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The history of England / written in French by M. Rapin de Thoyras ; translated into English, with additional notes, and continued from the Revolution to the accession of King George II, by N. Tindal ... ; with an explanatory account of the medals, illustrative of the most remarkable events ; brought down to the present period by the most approved historians ; with an index ... ; embellished with portraits of the kings, queens, and other distinguished characters of our own, as well as of former times, also elegant engravings of naval and military engagements, plans, charts, monuments, medals, coins, great seals, and a complete set of maps of all the kingdoms and countries in the world, and of the counties of England and Wales.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Folio DA30 .R2 1785 v.1, 3-5 v.1 v.3 v.4 v.5
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rapin de Thoyras, M. (Paul), 1661-1725.
- Standardized Title:
- Histoire d'Angleterre. English. 1785
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 5 volumes : illustrations, genealogical tables, maps, plans, portraits ; 43 cm (folio)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by and for John Harrison ..., 1785-1789.
- Notes:
- Vols. 3-5 dated 1789.
- Vol. 1 has added t.p.: Rapin's impartial history of England: written originally in French; first translated into English by John Kelly ... This edition is an improvement on Kelly's, Morgan's, Lediard's, and Tindal's: with the continuation to the year 1786 ... In two volumes ... 1784.
- T.p. of v. 3-4: The history of England, written originally in French ... continued ... by N. Tindal ... with the reigns of George the I. II. and III. ... In four volumes ...
- Vol. 4 has second t.p.: The continuation of M. Rapin de Thoyras's History of England ... by N. Tindal ... Vol. I. ... 1787.
- T.p. of v. 5: The history of England, written originally in French ... continued ... by N. Tindal ... with the reign of George the II: by T. Smollet.
- The work was intended to be comprised in 4 v., but was extended to a fifth. The history closes, however, with the accession of King George III.
- Local Notes:
- Imperfect: v. 2 wanting; several plates wanting.
- OCLC:
- 13599154
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