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A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain : divided into circuits or journeys, giving a particular and entertaining account of whatever is curious and worth observation : ... interspersed with useful observations : particularly fitted for the perusal of such as desire to travel over the island / by a gentleman.
Making of the Modern World, Part 1: The Goldsmiths'-Kress Collection, 1450-1850 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
- Series:
- Making of the modern world
- Making of the Modern World
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
- Travel.
- Great Britain--Description and travel.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century.
- Economic conditions.
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731--Travel--Great Britain.
- Defoe, Daniel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- The third edition, with very great additions, improvements, and corrections, which bring it down to the year 1742.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for J. Osborn, ... [et al.], 1742.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- I. A description of the principal cities and towns, their situation, government, and commerce
- II. The customs, manners, exercises, diversions, and imployment of the people
- III. The produce and improvement of the lands, the trade, and manufactures
- IV. The sea ports and fortifications, the course of rivers, and the inland navigation
- V. The public edifices, seats, and palaces of the nobility and gentry
- VI. The isles of Wight, Portland, Jersey, Guernsey, and the other English and Scotish isles of most note.
- Notes:
- Attributed to Daniel Defoe by NUC pre-1956.
- "In four volumes."
- Written as a series of letters describing his journeys through various parts of England, Wales, and Scotland.
- "With a copious index to each volume."
- Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.
- Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 07879.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. s2005 miunns
- OCLC:
- 65345477
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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