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The history of the life and actions of Alexander the great. From the time of his birth, to that of his death, who afterwards was Embalmed. Translated from the French of Monsieur de Vaugelas: Which Work he was above Thirty Years in perfecting. To which is prefixed, an account of the antient Egyptians; the Grandeur of their Publick Buildings; Obelisks, Pyramids, Lake of Moeris, the Nile, the famous Canal between the Red-Sea, and the Mediterranean. Also the Manners, Customs, Laws, Learning and Government of the Egyptians. Likewise Their Manner of treating dead Bodies; Method of Embalming; and particular Way of trying and judging Persons after their Death. With seven large and curious Cuts of Egyptian Mummies, exactly drawn; with their Hieroglyphic Characters, interpreted and explained.

Title
The history of the life and actions of Alexander the great. [electronic resource] : From the time of his birth, to that of his death, who afterwards was Embalmed. Translated from the French of Monsieur de Vaugelas: Which Work he was above Thirty Years in perfecting. To which is prefixed, an account of the antient Egyptians; the Grandeur of their Publick Buildings; Obelisks, Pyramids, Lake of Moeris, the Nile, the famous Canal between the Red-Sea, and the Mediterranean. Also the Manners, Customs, Laws, Learning and Government of the Egyptians. Likewise Their Manner of treating dead Bodies; Method of Embalming; and particular Way of trying and judging Persons after their Death. With seven large and curious Cuts of Egyptian Mummies, exactly drawn; with their Hieroglyphic Characters, interpreted and explained.
Author
Curtius Rufus, Quintus.
Publication
London : printed for M. Cooper, Pater-Noster-Row; W. Reeve, Fleet-Street; and C. Sympson, at the Bible-Warehouse, Chancery-Lane, [1755?]

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Description
[2],255,[1];56p.,plates; 4⁰.
Uniform Title
Historia Alexandri Magni. English
Alternative Title
Historia Alexandri Magni.
Subject
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C
Note
  • Translated from Vaugelas' edition of Curtius Rufus.
  • Titlepage in red and black.
  • 'The antiquities of Egypt' begins on a2.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642277443
  • ECCO1-T110751
Author
Curtius Rufus, Quintus.
Title
The history of the life and actions of Alexander the great. [electronic resource] : From the time of his birth, to that of his death, who afterwards was Embalmed. Translated from the French of Monsieur de Vaugelas: Which Work he was above Thirty Years in perfecting. To which is prefixed, an account of the antient Egyptians; the Grandeur of their Publick Buildings; Obelisks, Pyramids, Lake of Moeris, the Nile, the famous Canal between the Red-Sea, and the Mediterranean. Also the Manners, Customs, Laws, Learning and Government of the Egyptians. Likewise Their Manner of treating dead Bodies; Method of Embalming; and particular Way of trying and judging Persons after their Death. With seven large and curious Cuts of Egyptian Mummies, exactly drawn; with their Hieroglyphic Characters, interpreted and explained.
Imprint
London : printed for M. Cooper, Pater-Noster-Row; W. Reeve, Fleet-Street; and C. Sympson, at the Bible-Warehouse, Chancery-Lane, [1755?]
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, T110751.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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