COLLECTION NAME:
Pages from the Past
Record
Identifier:
exws_pages_b03_item39
Title:
Leaf from "A New Collection of Voyages and Travels"
Creator:
Astley, Thomas, -1759
Date:
1745
Description:
This leaf is from "A New Collection of Voyages and Travels". It was a popular travel set that was typical of the type of commercial publishing that flourished before the end of the 18th Century. This was printed by Thomas Astley at London, in 1745. This travel set came from the library of Bayard Taylor. The recto side is marked as Vol. 4 Pl. 25 p. 145; the verso side is unmarked.
Dimensions:
10.1 x 7.9 in. (25.7 x 20.1 cm)
Subject:
detached leaves
Subject:
Manuscripts--Specimens
Subject:
Printing--History
Location:
London (England)
Century:
Eighteenth century
Contributor:
Taylor, Bayard
Language:
English
Collection:
Pages from the Past
Type:
Text
File Format:
image/jp2
Source:
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Rights Status:
No Copyright - United States
Access Rights:
Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University Library and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
Digital Date:
2018