Bibliotheca topographica Britannica [electronic resource].
1780
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Bibliotheca topographica Britannica [electronic resource].
Publication Details
London : printed by and for John Nichols, 1780-1790.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
8v.,plates,tables : ill.,maps,ports. ; 4⁰.
Note
Edited by John Nichols.
Issued in 52 parts.
"The original plan .. was to preserve, .. some valuable articles of British Topography; to be published in occasional Numbers, neither confined to stated periods of Time, nor to any given quantity of sheets: but paged in such a manner that the general articles, .. might form separate succession to bind in suitable classes" (Advertisement vol.1, p.iii).
The imprint to No. I in 1780 reads: printed for J. Nichols: sold by T. Payne and Son; H. Payne; C. Dilly; J. Walter; N. Conant; and E. Brooke.
The preliminary leaves to each volume were issued in 1790 with No.52; as a result, individual collections may differ in content from volume to volume (e.g. MH-H vols. bound with random issues in each vol.).
Volume numbers (first, second, third, etc.) included in title statement.
Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
Issued in 52 parts.
"The original plan .. was to preserve, .. some valuable articles of British Topography; to be published in occasional Numbers, neither confined to stated periods of Time, nor to any given quantity of sheets: but paged in such a manner that the general articles, .. might form separate succession to bind in suitable classes" (Advertisement vol.1, p.iii).
The imprint to No. I in 1780 reads: printed for J. Nichols: sold by T. Payne and Son; H. Payne; C. Dilly; J. Walter; N. Conant; and E. Brooke.
The preliminary leaves to each volume were issued in 1790 with No.52; as a result, individual collections may differ in content from volume to volume (e.g. MH-H vols. bound with random issues in each vol.).
Volume numbers (first, second, third, etc.) included in title statement.
Reproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
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Indexed In
NCBEL, II:1306
Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p.15
English Short Title Catalog, T79947.
Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p.15
English Short Title Catalog, T79947.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Linking Note
The series was continued after 1790 with the general title 'Miscellaneous antiquities, (in continuation of the Bibliotheca topographica Britannica)'.
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Nichols, John, 1745-1826.
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