Mémoires secrets pour servir a l'histoire de la republique des lettres en France, depuis MDCCLXII jusqu'a nos jours; ou journal d'
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2021-01-05 01:59:00
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l'histoire de la republique des lettres en France, depuis MDCCLXII jusqu'a nos jours; ou journal d'
by See Notes Multiple Contributors
2021-01-05 01:59:00
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revoluti...
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryN060520Anonymous. By Louis Petit de Bachaumont; continued by M. F. Pidansat de Mairobert and others. In this edition, "journal" in the title is longer than the "d'un observateur" line below it, and the "d" of "d'un" is slightly dropped; the imprint date is beneath a single rule, the words "EN FRANCE" are in solid letters, and the rule above the imprint date ends under the "N of Adamson. The imprint date is punctuated thus: M. DCC. LXXXIII. The imprint is false; printed on the continent, possibly in Amsterdam.Londres i.e. Amsterdam?]: chez John Adamson, 1783. vols.19-21; 12 "
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