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

Format Electronic and Book
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 ; 21 cm (8vo)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
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.
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 29926. ^A478749
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.
References Evans 29926
References Evans 31664
References Forbes, D.W. Hawaii, 269
References Parsons, W. Catholic Americana (additions), 196
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 29926).
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31664).
Genre/formMaps Pacific Ocean.
Genre/formSubscribers' lists.
Genre/formPress figures (Printing)