A description of Bath : wherein the antiquity of the city, as well as the eminence of its founder; its Magnitude, Situation, Soil, Mineral Waters, and Physical Plants; its British Works, and the Grecian Ornaments with which they were adorned; its Devastations and Restorations in the Days of the Britons, Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans; with its New Buildings, Baths, Conduits, Hospitals, Places of Worship, and other Public Edifices; its Gates, Bridges, Walks, and Streets, &c. are respectively treated of: The Gods, Places of Worship, Religion, and Learning of the Ancient Britons Occasionally considered: And the Limits of the City in its present State; its Government, Trade, and Amusements Severally pointed out. Illustrated with the figure of King Bladud, the First Founder of the City; Together with proper plans and elevations from twenty-two copper plates. By John Wood, Esq; In two volumes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, John, 1704-1754.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Essay towards a description of the city of Bath

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bath (England)--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Bath (England).

Physical Description:

2v.(8 unnumbered pages,456 pages, 4 unnumbered pages),plates ; 8⁰

Edition:

The second edition, corrected and enlarged...

Place of Publication:

London : printed for W. Bathoe, in the Strand; and T. Lownds, in Fleet Street, MDCCLXV. [1765]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

With a leaf of postscript, and a final advertisement leaf.

A reissue of the sheets of the 1749 edition published by C. Hitch and J. Leake, entitled 'An essay towards a description of Bath', with cancel titlepages.

First published in 1742 as 'An essay towards a description of the city of Bath.

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, T64760.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.