A General History of Discoveries and Improvements, in Useful Arts, Particularly in the Great Branches of Commerce, Navigation, and Plantation, in all Parts of the Known World.
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.
Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.
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Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe. Issued in four monthly parts, for October, November, and December [1725], and January [1726]; each part has its own titlepage, but pagination and register are continuous. The imprint of the fourth part reads: "printed for W.

London: printed for J. Roberts, [1725-26]. viii,72;[2],73-152;[2],153-232;[2],233-307, [5]p.; 8°
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A General History of Discoveries and Improvements, in Useful Arts, Particularly in the Great Branches of Commerce, Navigation, and Plantation, in all Parts of the Known World.
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.
Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.
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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:
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British Library

T070339

Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe. Issued in four monthly parts, for October, November, and December [1725], and January [1726]; each part has its own titlepage, but pagination and register are continuous. The imprint of the fourth part reads: "printed for W.

London: printed for J. Roberts, [1725-26]. viii,72;[2],73-152;[2],153-232;[2],233-307, [5]p.; 8°
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A General History of Discoveries and Improvements, in Useful Arts, Particularly in the Great Branches of Commerce, Navigation, and Plantation, in all Parts of the Known World.

A General History of Discoveries and Improvements, in Useful Arts, Particularly in the Great Branches of Commerce, Navigation, and Plantation, in all Parts of the Known World.

by Daniel Defoe
A General History of Discoveries and Improvements, in Useful Arts, Particularly in the Great Branches of Commerce, Navigation, and Plantation, in all Parts of the Known World.

A General History of Discoveries and Improvements, in Useful Arts, Particularly in the Great Branches of Commerce, Navigation, and Plantation, in all Parts of the Known World.

by Daniel Defoe

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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.
Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.
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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 Library

T070339

Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe. Issued in four monthly parts, for October, November, and December [1725], and January [1726]; each part has its own titlepage, but pagination and register are continuous. The imprint of the fourth part reads: "printed for W.

London: printed for J. Roberts, [1725-26]. viii,72;[2],73-152;[2],153-232;[2],233-307, [5]p.; 8°

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781379826378
Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Publication date: 04/19/2018
Pages: 330
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

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About The Author

Daniel Defoe (1660–1731) was an English author best known for his adventure novel, Robinson Crusoe, that he wrote later in life. A prolific writer, Defoe authored several books on economics, history, biography and crime. He pursued a variety of careers including merchant, soldier, secret agent and political pamphleteer, but is best remembered for his fiction. Daniel Defoe's other widely read books include Roxana, Moll Flanders and A Journal of the Plague Year. The name of the Robinson Crusoe Island, located in the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, was inspired by Defoe's famous story.

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