Bathurst - An Universal History : from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time / compiled from original - 1780

Printed in London in 1780 and illustrated with numerous spectacular engravings, some of them fold-outs: the amphitheater and the Roman circus, the Domus Aurea (Nero's grand palace), a representation of a naumachia (naval battle in the amphitheater), busts of various emperors, a map of Rome, etc. Very rare in trade, especially complete with engravings and all in such excellent condition! Only one copy in Spain according to the CCPB (Collective Catalog of Bibliographic Heritage), preserved at the Royal Academy of History, Madrid. Volume XIII of the monumental Universal History compiled by original authors, covering the history of the Romans. Typographic engraving on the cover with a Doric column and the legend In recto decus. Ex-libris in the guard with a crown guarded by two griffins, from the Armathwaite library. A careful London edition on high-quality paper.

An Universal History: from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time / compiled from original authors; illustrated with charts, maps, notes, etc., and a general index to the whole; vol. XIII. London: printed for C. Bathurst ... [et al.], 1780.

Firm and elegant full leather binding from the period, decorated with gilding, worn. Item in good overall condition considering its more than 240 years of age. Original edition in English. 21.5 x 13.5 cm, 720 grams. The successful Universal History: from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time... was one of the first works to attempt to unify the history of Western Europe with the histories of other known cultures around the world.

Ref. librería: C95390110875.