A natural history of Ireland, in three parts. By several hands. Part I. Being a true...description of its situation, greatness, shape, and nature; of its hills, woods, heaths, bogs; of its fruitful parts and profitable grounds, with the several ways of manuring and improving the same: with its heads or promontories, harbours, roads and bays; of its springs and fountains, brooks, rivers, loughs; of its metals, minerals, freestone, marble, sea-coal, turf, and other things that are taken out of the ground. And lastly, of the nature and temperature of its air an season, and what diseases it is free from, or subject unto. Conducing to the advancement of navigation, husbandry, and other profitable arts and professions. Written by Gerard Boate, late doctor of physick to the state in Ireland. Part II. A collection of such papers as were communicated to the Royal Society, referring to some curiosities in Ireland. Part III. A discourse concerning the Danish mounts, forts and towers in Ireland; n
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- Imprint
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Dublin: printed by and for George Grierson, at the Two Bibles in Essex-Street, M,DCC,XXVI. [1726]
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Molyneux, Thomas, Sir, 1661-1733.
- Publication year
- 1726
- ESTC No.
- N72296
- Grub Street ID
- 52081
- Description
- iv, [4], 194, [2], 189-213, [1] p., [11] plates ([7] folding) : ill. ; 4⁰
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- Anonymous. By Gerard Boate.
'A collection of such papers .. communicated to the Royal Society' and 'A discourse concerning the Danish mounts' each have separate titlepages dated 1726 and 1725 respectively, but pagination and register are continuous.
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- Signatures from DFo: chi1 signed 2A2 and chi2 signed 2A3 (and 2A2 and 2A3 are not signed) so that sig.2A has the appearance of a gathering of 8; gathering chi clearly an inserted gathering of 4 in DFo copy: paper of different appearance and with distinct watermark and chainline evidence