The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688

Multiple artists/makers

1806

Not on view

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Title: The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution in 1688
Author: David Hume (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1711–1776 Edinburgh)
Dedicatee: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
Publisher: Robert Bowyer (British, Portsmouth 1758–1834 Byfleet, Surrey)
Printer: Thomas Bensley (British, baptised London 1759–1835)
Date: 1806
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 14 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (46.3 x 36.5 x 7cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 21.36.137
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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