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Title

A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order : forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time / by Robert Kerr, F.R.S. & F.A.S. Edin. ; illustrated by maps and charts : vol. I[-XVIII]

Author

Kerr, Robert, 1755-1813.

Publication

Edinburgh : Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for William Blackwood, South Bridge Street; J. Murray, Fleet Street, R. Baldwin, Paternoster Row, London; and J. Cuming, Dublin, 1811-MDCCCXXIV. [1811-1824]

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Additional Authors

• Blackwood, William, 1776-1834
• Murray, John, 1778-1843
• Baldwin, Robert, 1779 or 1780-1858
• Cuming, J. (Publisher)
• Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802
• John Ballantyne and Co., publisher.
• Gale, Curtis and Fenner, publisher.
• Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, publisher.
• Gale and Fenner, publisher.
• George Ramsay and Company, printer.
• James Ballantyne and Co., printer.
• A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer.

Description

18 v. : maps; 22 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subject

• Voyages and travels
• Voyages around the world
• Explorers

Note

• Imprint, v. 1-6: Edinburgh : Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for William Blackwood, South Bridge Street ; J. Murray, Fleet Street, R. Baldwin, Paternoster Row, London ; and J. Cuming, Dublin; v. 7: Edinburgh : Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for William Blackwood, South Bridge Street, and John Ballantyne and Co. Hanover Street, Edinburgh : J. Murray, Albemarle-Street ; R. Baldwin, and Gale, Curtis and Co. Paternoster Row, London : and J. Cuming, Dublin; v. 8: Edinburgh : Printed by James Ballantyne and Company, for William Blackwood, South Bridge-Street, and John Ballantyne and Co. Hanover-Street, Edinburgh ; J. Murray, Albemarle-Street ; R. Baldwin, and Gale, Curtis and Fenner, Paternoster-Row, London ; and J. Cuming, Dublin; v. 9-16: Edinburgh : Printed by James Ballantyne and Company, for William Blackwood, South Bridge-Street, and John Ballantyne and Co. High-Street, Edinburgh ; J. Murray, Albemarle-Street ; R. Baldwin, and Gale, Curtis and Fenner, Paternoster-Row, London ; and J. Cuming, Dublin; v. 17: Edinburgh : Printed by James Ballantyne & Co. for William Blackwood, Edinburgh ; J. Murray, Albemarle Street ; Baldwin, Craddock and Joy, and Gale and Fenner, Paternoster-Row, London ; and J. Cuming, Dublin; v. 18: William Blackwood, Edinburgh : and T. Cadell, London.
• Colophon, v. 1-3: Printed by George Ramsay & Co., Edinburgh, 1811; [no colophon in v. 4]; v. 5-7: Printed by George Ramsay & Co., Edinburgh, 1812; v. 8-17: Edinburgh : Printed by James Ballantyne & Co.; v. 18: London : Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode, New Street-Square.
• Publication dates: v. 1-3: 1811; v. 4-7: 1812; v. 8-9: 1813; v. 10-12: 1814; v. 13-16: 1815; v. 17: 1816; v. 18: MDCCCXXIV [1824].
• Includes indexes.
• Vol. 18 has added title page: Historical sketch of the progress of discovery, navigation, and commerce from the earliest records to the beginning of the nineteenth century, by William Stevenson. This volume was also issued separately.
• "Catalogue of voyages and travels"--v. 18, p. [529]-628.

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Call Number

Sc Rare 910.8-K (Kerr, R. General history and collection of voyages and travels)

LCCN

05040748

OCLC

• 1165939
• NYPGR1165939-B

Author

Kerr, Robert, 1755-1813.

Title

A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order : forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time / by Robert Kerr, F.R.S. & F.A.S. Edin. ; illustrated by maps and charts : vol. I[-XVIII]

Imprint

Edinburgh : Printed by George Ramsay and Company, for William Blackwood, South Bridge Street; J. Murray, Fleet Street, R. Baldwin, Paternoster Row, London; and J. Cuming, Dublin, 1811-MDCCCXXIV. [1811-1824]

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 910.8-K (accession nos. B593855-B593868) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

Local Note

Also available on microfilm in: Sc Micro R-6513.

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Added Author

Blackwood, William, 1776-1834, publisher.

Murray, John, 1778-1843, publisher.

Baldwin, Robert, 1779 or 1780-1858, publisher.

Cuming, J. (Publisher), publisher.

John Ballantyne and Co., publisher.

Gale, Curtis and Fenner, publisher.

Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, publisher.

Gale and Fenner, publisher.

Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802, publisher.

George Ramsay and Company, printer.

James Ballantyne and Co., printer.

A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 910.8-K (Kerr, R. General history and collection of voyages and travels)