The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes & Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians / By Charles Rollin, late principal of the University of Paris, &c. ; In eight volumes. Illustrated with plates. ; Vol. I[-VIII].
| Author/creator | Rollin, Charles |
| Other author | Barralet, John James, approximately 1747-1815 illustrator. |
| Other author | Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848 engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Portsmouth, N.H.] : Published by W. & D. Tredwell [i.e., Treadwell], Portsmouth; J. Bioren, & T.L. Plowman, Philadelphia; Munroe & Francis, Boston; and T. Clark, Portland, 1805. |
| Description | 8 volumes : illustrations, maps, 1 portrait ; 19 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Histoire ancienne des Egyptiens, des Carthaginois, des Assyriens, des Babyloniens, des Medes et des Perses, des Macedoniens, des Grecs. English |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 9274. ^A575643 |
| General note | Frontispiece portrait of Rollin, v. 1, signed "Tanner, sc." Instruction to binder: To face title page. |
| General note | Other plates also engraved by Benjamin Tanner. Some illustrations by J.J. Barralet. |
| General note | There appear to be four issues of this edition, giving prominence in turn to the publishers in each of the four cities. Within each issue there are minor variations from volume to volume in the wording of the imprint. The present entry describes the "Portsmouth" issue; the copies in hand comprise v. 2 and 5 only. Imprint taken from v. 2 |
| General note | Volume 1: xii, 419, [1] p., [3] leaves of plates (last page blank); v. 2: vi, 334 p., [1] folded leaf of plates; v. 3: [3], vi-vii, [1], 372 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 4: v, [1], 334 p.; v. 5: iv, 360 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 6: [2], ii, 428 p.; v. 7: vi, [i.e., iv], 356 p.; v. 8: [2], ii, 354 p. |
| General note | "The plan of Babylon" intended for v. 2 is mislabeled "Vol. V" and "A view of the city and port of Alexandria and Isle of Pharos" intended for v. 5 is mislabeled "Vol. II." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 9274 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 9274). |
| Genre/form | Maps Greece. |
| Genre/form | Maps Babylon. |
| Genre/form | Maps Egypt. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |