Modern history: . or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, buildings, manners, laws and customs, religion and policy, arts and sciences, trades, manufactures and husbandry, plants, animals and minerals. Being the most complete and correct system of geography and modern history extant in any language. By Mr. Salmon. Illustrated with cuts and maps accurately drawn, according to the geographical part of this work, by Herman Moll.
Thomas Salmon (1679-1767)
Category
Books
Date
1739
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3142748
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v.,plates . maps . 4to.. Previous shelfmark: L.c.11, M.c.2-3.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century mantle Harpur armorial bookplate, italtic lettered: "Sr. Henry Harpur Bart" [i.e. Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet, (1708-1748)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full sprinkled leather binding; double gilt fillet border; five raised bands; spine gilt ruled.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
Thomas Salmon (1679-1767)