The general gazetteer; or, Compendious geographical dictionary. . Containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, and capes, &c. in the known world; ... Originally compiled by R. Brookes, M.D.
Richard Brookes (1721-1763)
Category
Books
Date
1820
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3106747
Summary
Bibliographic description
xvi,[816]p., [8] folded leaves of plates . maps . 8vo.. Former shelfmarks: Nn/7 (in pencil), Aa.10.7 (blue ink). manuscript price[?] in pencil on front pastedown: "13/6".. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (after 1754): Philip, Earl of Hardwicke. [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754; also found in Wimpole books acquired by his successors].. Binding: Nineteenth-century sprinkled sheepskin binding; gilt fillets on spine.
Makers and roles
Richard Brookes (1721-1763)