The history of the knights of Malta. By Mons. L'Abbe de Vertot. Illustrated With LXXI. Heads of the Grand Masters, &c. Engraved by the best Hands in France, from the Original Paintings, under the Inspection of Mons. Bologne, Director, of the Royal Academy of Painting. With Maps by Mons. de Lille, and the Plans and Fortifications of Malta by the Chevalier de Tigne. And a compleat Index to the whole. In Two Volumes

All titles

• The history of the knights of Malta. By Mons. L'Abbe de Vertot. Illustrated With LXXI. Heads of the Grand Masters, &c. Engraved by the best Hands in France, from the Original Paintings, under the Inspection of Mons. Bologne, Director, of the Royal Academy of Painting. With Maps by Mons. de Lille, and the Plans and Fortifications of Malta by the Chevalier de Tigne. And a compleat Index to the whole. In Two Volumes
• Histoire des chevaliers hospitaliers de St. Jean de Jerusalem. English

People / Organizations

• Vertot (Author)
• David Lyon ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for G. Strahan in Cornhil; F. Gyles over-against Grey's-Inn in Holborn; Mess. Woodman and Lyon in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; D. Browne without Temple-Bar; Mess. Groenewegen, Prevost, and Vanderhoeck, in the Strand; C. Davis in Pater-Noster-Row; and T. Osborne near Grey's-Inn Walks, MDCCXXVIII. [1728]

Publication year

1728

ESTC No.

T53873

Grub Street ID

280753

Description

2v.,plates : ports. ; 2°.

Note

Titlepages in red and black

The ornaments are those used by William Bowyer and Henry Woodfall; Bowyer's ledgers show him as printer of parts of each volume of this work, and show 700 ordinary and 55 large-paper copies printed.

Uncontrolled note

Vol.1 contains a Bowyer ornament. Both vols. have Bowyer ornament on tp. Vol.2 has Woodfall ornaments