The World displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels : selected and compiled from the writers of all nations; by Smart, Goldsmith, & Johnson.

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EditionFirst American edition, corrected & enlarged, in eight volumes. Vol. I[-VIII].
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Publish'd by Dobelbower, Key, and Simpson, 1795-1796.
Description8 volumes : illustrations ; 8⁰.
Supplemental ContentFull text online
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Other author/creatorSmart, Christopher, 1722-1771 compiler.
Other author/creatorGoldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774 compiler.
Other author/creatorJohnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 compiler.
Other author/creatorHarrison, William, approximately 1750-1803, engraver.
Other author/creatorThackara, James, 1767-1848 engraver.
Other author/creatorScot, Robert, 1745-1823 engraver.
Other author/creatorAllardice, S. (Samuel), engraver.
Other author/creatorReiche, J. F., engraver.
Other author/creatorSeymour, Joseph H., engraver.
Other author/creatorShallus, Francis engraver.
Other author/creatorTrenchard, Edward C., approximately 1777- engraver.
Other author/creatorTrenchard, James, 1747- engraver.
Other author/creatorBarker, W. (William), active 1795-1803, engraver.
Other author/creatorDobelbower, John Henry, -1798, publisher.
Other author/creatorKey, James, publisher.
Other author/creatorSimpson, Robert, 1772- publisher.
Other author/creatorThompson, John, -1805, printer.
General note"Printed by John Thompson."--colophon, v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. Vol. 1-5 published in 1795; v. 6-8 in 1796.
General noteTitle pages engraved. Signed: W. Harrison senr. sculpt.
General notePlates engraved by James Thackara, Robert Scot & Samuel Allardice, Frederick Reiche, Joseph Seymour, Francis Shallus, Edward C. Trenchard, James Trenchard, and William Barker.
General noteVol. 1: [2], 504 p., [7] leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 456 p., [8] leaves of plates; v. 3: [2], 487, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates; v. 4: [2], 464 [i.e., 472] p., [6] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 5: [2], 485, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 6: [2], 464 p., [7] leaves of plates; v. 7: [2], 510 p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 8: [2], 464, 26 p., [8] leaves of plates (1 folded).
General noteErrors in paging: v. 1, p. 313, 453 misnumbered 213, 423; v. 3, p. 341 misnumbered 241; v. 4, p. 360, 455, 457-472 misnumbered 334, 445, 449-464; v. 6, p. 115, 460 misnumbered 113, 450; v. 7, p. 298, 446 misnumbered 268, 644; v. 8, p. 317, 326, 434 misnumbered 137, 26, 334.
General note"List of subscribers .."--v. 8, 26 p. at end.
General noteissued in parts.
General noteReproduction of original from Library of Congress.
References Evans, 29926
References Evans, 31664
References English Short Title Catalog, W18361.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/formMaps Pacific Ocean.
Genre/formSubscribers' lists.

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