A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world;. many of which are now first translated into English. Digested on a new plan. By John Pinkerton, author of Modern geography, &c. &c. Illustrated with plates.
John Pinkerton (1758-1826)
Category
Books
Date
1808 - 1814
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3187562
Summary
Bibliographic description
17v., plates : ill. ; 4to. Pencil price note on endpaper (v.1): 2/7/- 17 volumes. Provenance: nineteenth-century Anson bookplate with motto ‘Nil desperandum’ and Viscount’s coronet (though seven pearls visible) [i.e. Thomas Anson, created Viscount Anson & Baron Soberton, 1806 (1767-1818) or his son, Thomas William Anson, 2nd Viscount Anson (1795-1854), created Earl of Lichfield, 1831]. Binding: nineteenth-century calf. (Very poor condition: boards, spines loose, etc.)
Makers and roles
John Pinkerton (1758-1826)