A new and complete history of England, from the earliest period of authentic intelligence to the present time. : Wherein every interesting transaction, relating to war or peace, laws or government, policy or religion, is impartially recited; the noble superstructure of the British constitution fully described, and traced from its original foundation: the characters of the most eminent persons are impartially drawn, and their genius and learning, their virtues and their vices, properly displayed. Together with a circumstantial history of literature, and the progress of the arts in this kingdom, from their first introduction to the present period of elegant improvement by Temple Sydney, Esq; embellished and illustrated with upwards of one hundred beautiful copper plates, engraved in the most masterly manner, from the drawings of the ingenious Mr. Wale, by those capital English artists, Grignion; Walker, Rennoldson, and Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sydney, Temple.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

History.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages,698 pages, 14 unnumbered pages,plates : map ; 2⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Cooke, at Saakespear's-Head, in Pater-Noster Row, MDCCLXXIV. [1774]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

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 Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N42224.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.