A journey from London : to France and Holland: or, the traveller's useful vade mecum... . Wherein is contain'd the following Particulars, viz. I. Each Day's Observations, in Travelling from London to Paris, through French Flanders. II. And from thence to Reims. III. The Manner of Examination mention'd, for obtaining a Diploma in Physick, at that University. IV. A Copy of the Diploma itself. V. A Comparison between the City of Paris and London. VI. Some Account of Paris, the Inhabitants, and the Buildings thereof. Vii. A Description of the two samous Hospitals there, viz the Hotel Dieu, and La Charity. Viii. An Account of Versailles, and its Gardens, &c. IX. An Account of a Course of Midwifry, &c. at Paris. X. An Account of the French Money, to a Hundred Million of Livies, with a Copper Plate of its Impression on each Side, and a Table reducing it into English Money. XI. The Grounds of the French Language, &c. XII. A Short, Historical, Geographical Account of the Nation and People. XIII. A List of the Posts throughout the whole Kingdom of France, shewing the Distance of Place one from the other and the Number of Posts therein contain'd, &c. XIV. To the Whole is added Maps of the Cities of London and Paris, with the Names of the Streets, &c. contain'd therein. The Whole is calculated and design'd chiefly for the Use and Benefit of travellers going into that Kingdom, whereby fully to inform them of those Parts of Knowledge needful hereto: Wherein is also occasionally contain'd many Moral Reflections and Useful Observations. The second edition. By R. Poole Doctor of Physick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poole, R. (Robert), 1708-1752.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France--Guidebooks--Early works to 1800.

France.

Netherlands--Guidebooks--Early works to 1800.

Netherlands.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Physical Description:

2v.,plates (2 folded) : maps, portrait ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for E. Duncomb, in Butcherball-Lane, near Newgate Street, M.DCC.XLVI. [1746]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T54041.

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