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Buchanan's History of Scotland. In twenty books. Containing I. An Account of its several Situations; and the Nature of its Soil and Climate. II. The Ancient Names, Manners, Laws, and Customs of the Country, and what People inhabited the Island from the very Beginning. III. A Chronicle of all its Kings; in an exact Series of Succession, from Fergus, the first Founder of the Scotish Monarchy, to the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and First, of England. The third edition, revised and corrected from the Latin original. In two volumes. Adorned with curious cuts engraven from the original paintings, by Mr. White, Mr. Vertue, &c

Title
Buchanan's History of Scotland. In twenty books. Containing I. An Account of its several Situations; and the Nature of its Soil and Climate. II. The Ancient Names, Manners, Laws, and Customs of the Country, and what People inhabited the Island from the very Beginning. III. A Chronicle of all its Kings; in an exact Series of Succession, from Fergus, the first Founder of the Scotish Monarchy, to the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and First, of England. The third edition, revised and corrected from the Latin original. In two volumes. Adorned with curious cuts engraven from the original paintings, by Mr. White, Mr. Vertue, &c [electronic resource].
Author
Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.
Publication
London : printed by J. Bettenham, for D. Midwinter and A. Ward , in Little-Britain ; A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, and J. Batley , in Pater-Noster-Row ; E. Curll , in Burleigh-Street in the Strand ; C. Rivington, and J. Wilford, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXIII. [1733]

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Description
2v.,plates : ports.; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Rerum Scoticarum historia. English
Alternative Title
Rerum Scoticarum historia.
Subject
  • Scotland > History > To 1603
  • Scotland > History > 16th century
Note
  • A translation of: 'Rerum Scoticarum historia'.
  • The imprint of vol. 2 has "H. Parker" in place of "J. Bettenham".
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642143258
  • ECCO1-N15166
Author
Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.
Title
Buchanan's History of Scotland. In twenty books. Containing I. An Account of its several Situations; and the Nature of its Soil and Climate. II. The Ancient Names, Manners, Laws, and Customs of the Country, and what People inhabited the Island from the very Beginning. III. A Chronicle of all its Kings; in an exact Series of Succession, from Fergus, the first Founder of the Scotish Monarchy, to the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and First, of England. The third edition, revised and corrected from the Latin original. In two volumes. Adorned with curious cuts engraven from the original paintings, by Mr. White, Mr. Vertue, &c [electronic resource].
Imprint
London : printed by J. Bettenham, for D. Midwinter and A. Ward , in Little-Britain ; A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, and J. Batley , in Pater-Noster-Row ; E. Curll , in Burleigh-Street in the Strand ; C. Rivington, and J. Wilford, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXIII. [1733]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, N15166.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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