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The history of Edinburgh, [electronic resource] : from the earliest accounts to the present time. Co...

The history of Edinburgh, [electronic resource] : from the earliest accounts to the present time. Co...

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The history of Edinburgh, [electronic resource] : from the earliest accounts to the present time. Containing I. An Historical Account of the Revolutions in Scotland from 1093. II. The Manners-Learning-Trade-Religion-Prices of Provisions-Discovery of Coal-Public Amusements, &c. III. Progress and Present State of the City of Edinburgh. IV. Public Buildings and Establishments, &c. V. An Account of the University, and other Seminaries of Learning, and Literary Societies. VI. Legislative and Judicative Assemblies, with an Account of their Jurisdictions. Vii. Political and Military Constitution-Charitable Institutions-Revenue. Viii. An Account of Leith, its Trade, Shipping, Manufactures, &c. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate, author of the collection of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland. To which is added, an appendix, Containing I. A Dissertation on Scottish Music. II. An Account of Remarkable Funeral Processions. III. A Comparative View of the Modes of Living-Manners-Literature-Trade and Improvements of the City, from the 1763 to the present period. &c. &c. &c. Embellished with Twenty Engravings of Public Buildings and Views, and an Elegant and Correct Plan of the City, as it now is.

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The history of Edinburgh, [electronic resource] : from the earliest accounts to the present time. Containing I. An Historical Account of the Revolutions in Scotland from 1093. II. The Manners-Learning-Trade-Religion-Prices of Provisions-Discovery of Coal-Public Amusements, &c. III. Progress and Present State of the City of Edinburgh. IV. Public Buildings and Establishments, &c. V. An Account of the University, and other Seminaries of Learning, and Literary Societies. VI. Legislative and Judicative Assemblies, with an Account of their Jurisdictions. Vii. Political and Military Constitution-Charitable Institutions-Revenue. Viii. An Account of Leith, its Trade, Shipping, Manufactures, &c. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate, author of the collection of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland. To which is added, an appendix, Containing I. A Dissertation on Scottish Music. II. An Account of Remarkable Funeral Processions. III. A Comparative View of the Modes of Living-Manners-Literature-Trade and Improvements of the City, from the 1763 to the present period. &c. &c. &c. Embellished with Twenty Engravings of Public Buildings and Views, and an Elegant and Correct Plan of the City, as it now is.

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Edinburgh : printed for William Creech; and sold by Messrs Robinson & Co. Paternoster-Row, London, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]

Date

MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]

Record Identifier

74Vv4X8Bo0R3

MMS ID

991015498259702626

Language

English

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xii,674,[1],654-656,667-677,[3]p.,plates ; 4°.

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Publisher

Edinburgh : printed for William Creech; and sold by Messrs Robinson & Co. Paternoster-Row, London, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]

Place of Publication

Scotland

Date Published

MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]

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The history of Edinburgh, [electronic resource] : from the earliest accounts to the present time. Containing I. An Historical Account of the Revolutions in Scotland from 1093. II. The Manners-Learning-Trade-Religion-Prices of Provisions-Discovery of Coal-Public Amusements, &c. III. Progress and Present State of the City of Edinburgh. IV. Public Bui...

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General note

A reissue of the 1779 edition with a different titlepage; sigs. Xx4-Yy1 (pp. 351-354) and Ddd3-Fff3 (pp. 397-413) are cancels; sig. 4N2 (pp. 651-2) has also been cancelled and replaced by a new section 4N2-4P4 (pp. 651-674).

Braces in imprint.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

The text and register are continuous....

Citation / References Note

ESTC T143106.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74Vv4X8Bo0R3

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv4X8Bo0R3

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991015498259702626