A Voyage from Calcutta to the Mergui Archipelago, Lying on
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forrest, Thomas, PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, ong>Theong> 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in ong>theong> printing press. In its determination ong>toong> preserve ong>theong> century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions ong>toong> preserve ong>theong>se invaluable works in ong>theong> largest archive of its kind. Now for ong>theong> first time ong>theong>se high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making ong>theong>m highly accessible ong>toong> libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social hisong>toong>ry, this collection spans ong>theong> world as it was known ong>toong> eighteenth-century hisong>toong>rians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, hisong>toong>ries of nations ong>fromong> throughout ong>theong> world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of ong>theong> War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts ong>fromong> ong>theong> British side of conflict. ++++ong>Theong> below data was compiled ong>fromong> various identification fields in ong>theong> bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional ong>toong>ol in helping ong>toong> insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryTIncludes ong>theong> text of 'A treatise on ong>theong> monsoons in East India'.London: sold by J. Robson, I. Owen, and Balfour, Edinburgh, ], x,]p., plates: maps, music; 4