Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)

Provides full text, digital images of books, pamphlets, broadsides and other materials published in the United Kingdom between 1701-1800. 

Access Locations: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL)

Subjects: Manuscripts and Rare Books; History; History of Europe; Language and Literature; English and American Literature
(Bolded items are subjects for which this is a recommended resource)

Notes: ECCO is based on the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC), a union list of the holdings of the British Library and other institutions worldwide. The database also includes selected foreign-language materials published in the United Kingdom.

Dates of Coverage: 1701-1800

Update Frequency: Ongoing

Print Equivalent: ECCO corresponds to the microfilm collection The Eighteenth Century, which is available in the Microforms Room in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library. Many of the books included in ECCO are also in the collections of NYPL. Please check the Library Catalog for details.

Provider: Gale Group

Format: Web

Output Type: Print, Download