A tour through the island of Great Britain : Divided into circuits or journies. Containing, I. A description of the principal cities and towns, their Situation, Government, and Commerce. II. The Customs, Manners, Exercises, Diversions, and Employments of the People. III. The Nature and Virtue of the many Medicinal Springs with which both Parts of the United Kingdom abound. IV. An ample Description of London, including Westminster and Southwark, their Bridges, Squares, Hospitals, Churches, Palaces, Markets, Schools, Libraries, Shipping in the Thames, and Trade, by means of that noble River, &c. V. The Produce and Improvement of the Lands, the Trade, and Manufactures. VI. The Sea Ports and Fortifications, the Course of Rivers, and the Inland Navigation. Vii. The Public Edifices, Seats, and Palaces of the Nobility and Gentry. Viii. The Isles of Wight, Scilly, Portland, Jersey, Guernsey, and the other English and Scotish Isles of most Note. Interspersed with Useful Observations. Particularly fitted for the Perusal of such as desire to Travel over the Island. Originally begun by the celebrated Daniel De Foe, continued by the late Mr. Richardson, Author of Clarissa, &c. and brought down to the present time by gentlemen of eminence in the literary world...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

4v.,plates : maps ; 12⁰

Edition:

The eighth edition, with great additions and improvements. In four volumes.

Place of Publication:

London : printed by W. Strahan, J. F. and C. Rivington, J. Buckland, R. Baldwin, T. Longman, T. Caslon, J. Richardson, T. Lowndes, W. Stuart, T. Becket, S. Bladon, T. Cadell, E. and C. Dilly, J. Nichols, W. Flexney, W. Goldsmith, G. Burnet, and J. Bell, 1778.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Vols. II and III omit the names of W. Strahan, J. Nichols, and W. Goldsmith from the imprint; vol. IV. omits the name of W. Goldsmith.

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:

Moore, 459-461

English Short Title Catalog, T70856.

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