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- Notes:
- par M. Jean Barrow, auteur du Dictionaire géographique. Traduit de l'Anglois par M. Targe.
- An abridged translation, by Jean-Baptiste Targe, of: A chronological abridgment or history of discoveries made by Europeans in different parts of the world / by John Barrow, perhaps first printed in London, 1756; this edition, though cited by Sabin, is not confirmed by modern bibliographical sources and is not indexed by ESTC.
- English original also first printed under title: A collection of authentic, useful, and entertaining voyages and discoveries, digested in a chronological series, printed in London, 1765 (ESTC, T90429; Sabin, 3655)
- Pagination: v. 1: [2], iv, 448 p.; v. 2: [2], 461, [1] p.; v. 3: [2], 459, [1] p.; v. 4: [4], 454, [2] p.; v. 5: [4], 448 p.; v. 6: [4], 439, [1] p.; v. 7: [4], 428 p.; v. 8: [4], 431, [1] p.; v. 9: [4], 447, [1] p.; v. 10: [4], 449, [3] p.; v. 11: [4], 440 p.; v. 12: [4], 438, [2] p.
- Signatures: v. 1: pi1 (pi1 verso blank) ²pi² A-S¹² T⁸; v. 2: pi1 (pi1 verso blank) A-T¹² V⁴ (-V4) (V3 verso blank); v. 3: pi1 (pi1 verso blank) A-S¹² T⁸ V⁶ (V6 verso blank); v. 4: p̉i (pi1 blank, pi2 verso blank) A-T¹²; v. 5: pi² (pi1 blank, pi2 verso blank) A-S¹² T⁸ (T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, and T7 missigned T1, T2, T2, T4, T5, and T6); v. 6: pi² (pi1 blank, pi2 verso blank) A-R¹² (R2 missigned R1) S¹⁰ (S10 verso blank) T⁶ (T6 verso blank); v. 7: pi² (pi1 blank, pi2 verso blank) A-R¹² S¹⁰; v. 8: pi² (pi1 blank, pi2 verso blank) A-S¹²; v. 9: pi² (pi1 blank, pi2 verso blank) A-S¹² T⁸ (T4 missigned S3) (T8 verso blank); v. 10: pi² (pi1 blank, pi2 verso blank) A-S¹² T¹⁰ (T9 verso, T10 blank); v. 11: pi² (pi1 blank, pi2 verso blank) A-S¹² T⁴; v. 12: pi² (pi1 blank, pi2 verso blank) A-S¹² T⁴ (T4 verso blank)
- Errata: v. 1, p. 448; v. 4, p. [1], 3rd count; v. 5, p. 448; v. 7, p. 428; v. 8, p. [1], 3rd count; v. 9, p. 447; v. 10, p. 449; v. 12, p. [1], 3rd count.
- Includes indexes.
- Engraved printer's ornaments on title pages; head and tail pieces.
Citation
"Abrégé chronologique ou histoire des découvertes faites par les Européens dans les différentes parties du monde:
extrait des relations les plus exactes & des voyageurs les plus veridiques
"
(1766).
John Carter Brown Library.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:731454/
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