<br /> The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.<br />Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. <br />++++<br />The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:<br />++++<br /><sourceLibrary>British Library<br /><br /><ESTCID>T084180<br /><br /><Notes>Attributed to Ducarel in no.5 of 'Miscellaneous antiquities. Half-title: 'Bibliotheca topographica Britannica, No XXXIX. .. '. Forms vol.2, part 6 of the collection of the same name. With an appendix. P.16 is followed by p.15*-16*; p.18 is followed by<br /><br /><imprintFull>London : printed by and for J. Nichols, 1786. <collation>vii,[1],128,164p.,plates ; 4° <br />