Research Catalog

Title

Modern history: or, The present state of all nations [electronic resource] : Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, buildings, manners, laws and customs, religion and policy, arts and sciences, trades, manufactures and husbandry, plants, animals and minerals. Vol. I. Containing the present state of Asia. Wherein are described, the empire of China; the kingdoms of Japan, Tonquin, Cochin China and Siam; the Ladrone and Philippine Islands; the island of Celebes or Macassar; of Banda, Amboyna, and the Molucca's, or Spice-Islands; of Borneo, Java, and Sumatra, with the Nicobar and Andoman Islands; the empire of the Great Mogul, of proper India; the kingdoms of Pegu, Ava, Arracan, Brama, Tipra, Acham, and Boutan; the island of Ceylone, famous for the true cinamon; the Persian Empire; Arabia; Asiatick Tartary, and lastly, the Turkish Empire in Asia, viz Chaldœa, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Armenia Major, Syria, Palestine, or the Holy-Land, and Asia Minor. Illustrated which thirty four curios copper-plates of the most remakable buildings, habits, idols and animals; with ten maps of the several countries described in this volume, accurately drawn, according to the geographical part of this work, By Herman Moll.

Author

Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.

Publication

Dublin : Printed by and for George Grierson, at the Two Bibles in Essex Street, M,DCC,XXVII. [1727]

Details

Description

1 online resource (viii, [2], v, [7], 674, 30, 675-690 p., plates)

Series Statement

Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 2: Slave trade in the Atlantic world

Uniform Title

• Modern history. Vol.1
• Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 2: Slave trade in the Atlantic world.

Alternative Title

Modern history. Vol.1

Subject

Geography > Early works to 1800

Note

• Anonymous. By Thomas Salmon.
• Titlepage in red and black.
• All vols. of this work were available separately and some at least were issued in parts.
• Reproduction of the original from the National Library of Ireland.

OCLC

• 728310351
• galsas202427

Author

Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.

Title

Modern history: or, The present state of all nations [electronic resource] : Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, buildings, manners, laws and customs, religion and policy, arts and sciences, trades, manufactures and husbandry, plants, animals and minerals. Vol. I. Containing the present state of Asia. Wherein are described, the empire of China; the kingdoms of Japan, Tonquin, Cochin China and Siam; the Ladrone and Philippine Islands; the island of Celebes or Macassar; of Banda, Amboyna, and the Molucca's, or Spice-Islands; of Borneo, Java, and Sumatra, with the Nicobar and Andoman Islands; the empire of the Great Mogul, of proper India; the kingdoms of Pegu, Ava, Arracan, Brama, Tipra, Acham, and Boutan; the island of Ceylone, famous for the true cinamon; the Persian Empire; Arabia; Asiatick Tartary, and lastly, the Turkish Empire in Asia, viz Chaldœa, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Armenia Major, Syria, Palestine, or the Holy-Land, and Asia Minor. Illustrated which thirty four curios copper-plates of the most remakable buildings, habits, idols and animals; with ten maps of the several countries described in this volume, accurately drawn, according to the geographical part of this work, By Herman Moll.

Imprint

Dublin : Printed by and for George Grierson, at the Two Bibles in Essex Street, M,DCC,XXVII. [1727]

Series

Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 2: Slave trade in the Atlantic world

Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 2: Slave trade in the Atlantic world.

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