The history of the principal discoveries and improvements, in the several arts and sciences: particularly the great branches of commerce, navigation, and plantation, in all parts of the known world.

All titles

• The history of the principal discoveries and improvements, in the several arts and sciences: particularly the great branches of commerce, navigation, and plantation, in all parts of the known world.
• General history of discoveries

People / Organizations

• Daniel Defoe (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb, F. Clay, at the Bible, and D. Browne at the Black-Swan, without Temple Bar, MDCCXXVII. [1727] [1726]

Publication year

1726-1726

ESTC No.

T70338

Grub Street ID

294097

Description

[2],viii,307,[5]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe.

A reissue of 'A general history of discoveries and improvements', [1725-26], with a cancel titlepage, an initial advertisement leaf, [1725-26], with pp.iii-iv reset and entitled: 'Preface', and without the titlepages to the individual parts.

Variant: p.iii is entitled 'Preface to the monthly undertaking'.

Published on 13 December 1726.

Uncontrolled note

MB reports the variant