Blair, John, Jr

The Chronology and History of the World, from the Creation to the Year of Christ, 1790. Illustrated in Lvi Tables; ... by the Revd. John Blair L.l.d. Blair, John, Jr

Publisher Marketing: The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++John Rylands University Library of ManchesterN047189The titlepage and dedication are engraved - Includes 104 leaves of unnumbered plates - Includes "On the rise and progress of geography" by John Blair - With an index. London: printed in the year, 1790. [12],20,104 leaves, [38]p., plates: maps; 2 Contributor Bio:  Blair, John, Jr Southern California Surf Music, 1960-1964 features seldom seen archival photographs that illustrate the early history of this unique musical style. John Blair is a writer, producer, and guitarist who has made significant contributions to the history of surf music. He has written several books, dozens of magazine articles, and provided liner notes for many retrospective surf music compilation recordings.