Historical Books — 34 Frankin Documents Found
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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with original notes and practical observations. By Thomas Scott, Rector of Aston Sandford, Bucks, and chaplain to the Lock Hospital. In six volumes--Vol. I[-IV, I-II].
Date: Sunday, January 01, 1815 Genre: Genealogies -
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A family tour through the British Empire; containing some accounts of its natural and artificial curiosities, history and antiquities, interspersed with biographical anecdotes. Particularly adapted to the amusement and instruction of youth. By Priscilla Wakefield.
Date: Sunday, January 01, 1804 Genre: Travel literature Author: -
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A dictionary of the Holy Bible: containing an historical account of the persons: a geographical and historical account of the places: a literal, critical, and systematical description of other objects, whether natural, artificial, civil, religious, or military: and the explication of the appellative terms, mentioned in the writings of the Old and New Testament. The whole comprising whatever important is known concerning the antiquities of the Hebrew nation and church of God; forming a sacred commentary; a body of Scripture history, chronology, and divinity; and serving in a great measure as a concordance to the Bible. By John Brown, minister of the Gospel at Haddington. To which are added for the first time, notes, historical, literary, and theological. Illustrated with elegant maps and plates. In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
Date: Thursday, January 01, 1807 Genre: Maps Author: -
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A dictionary of the Holy Bible: containing an historical account of the persons; a geographical account of the places; a literal, critical, and systematical description of other objects; whether natural, artificial, civil, religious, or military; and, an explication of the appellative terms mentioned in the Old and New Testament: the whole comprising whatever is of importance to be known concerning the antiquities of the Hebrews; forming a body of Scripture history, chronology, and divinity; and, serving in a great measure, as a concordance to the Bible. Extracted chiefly from Calmet, and others. Collated with other works of the kind, with numerous additions from various authors, and a considerable quantity of original matter, by James Wood. In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
Date: Friday, January 01, 1813 Genre: Maps Author: -
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The American universal geography, or, A view of the present state of all the kingdoms, states, and colonies in the known world. In two volumes. The first volume contains a copious introduction, adapted to the present improved state of astronomical science--a brief geography of the earth--a general description of America--an account of North-America, and its various divisions, particularly of the United States--a general account of the West-Indies, and of the four groupes [sic] of islands into which they are naturally divided, and a minute account of the several islands--a general description of South-America, and a particular account of its various states and provinces--and a brief description of the remaining American islands. The second volume contains a geography of the Eastern continent--a general description of Europe, and a minute account of its various kingdoms and states--a general description of Asia, its kingdoms, provinces, and islands--an account of the numerous islands arranged by modern geographers under the names of Austral Asia and Polynesia--a general description of Africa, and a particular account of its various states and islands. To which are added an abridgement of the last census of the United States--a chronological table of remarkable events from the creation to this time--an improved list of ancient and modern learned and eminent men--and a copious index to the whole work. The whole comprehending a complete system of modern geography. Accompanied by a new and elegant general atlas of the world, containing (in a separate volume,) sixty three maps, comprising, as far as they could be obtained, all the latest discoveries to the present time. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. F.A.A. S.H.S. Minister of the Congregational church in Charlestown. Sixth edition. Arranged on a new plan, and improved in every part by a laborious examination of most of the late respectable voyages and travels, in Europe and Asia, by a free use of the information in the abridgement of Pinkerton's excellent geography, and by the admirable statistical tables of Hassel. Volume I[-II].
Date: Wednesday, January 01, 1812 Genre: Gazetteers Author: -
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The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments: together with the Apocrypha: translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised; with marginal notes and references, and the explanatory notes of Ostervald. To which are added, an index; an alphabetical table of all the names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations; tables of Scripture weights, measures, and coins: John Brown's concordance, &c. &c. &c. Embellished with maps, and a number of elegant historical engravings.
Date: Wednesday, January 01, 1806 Genre: Genealogies -
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A sermon, delivered March 18th, 1807, at the ordination of the Rev. Azariah Clark, to the pastoral care of the church and society in New Canaan, N.Y. By Alvan Hyde, A.M. pastor of the church in Lee, Mass. To which are added the charge,--by Jacob Catlin, A.M. and the right hand of fellowship, by the Rev. Jonathan L. Pomeroy. Published at the particular request of a committee of that church and society.
Date: Thursday, January 01, 1807 Genre: Sermons Author: -
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The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments: together with the Apocrypha: translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised; with marginal notes and references. To which are added, an index; an alphabetical table of all the names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations; tables of Scripture weights, measures, and coins: John Brown's Concordance, &c.
Date: Saturday, January 01, 1814 Genre: Maps -
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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. The text carefully printed from the most correct copies of the present authorized translation. Including the marginal readings and parallel texts. With a commentary and critical notes, designed as a help to a better understanding of the Sacred writings. By Adam Clarke, LL.D. F.S.A. M.R.I.A. Vol. I[-IV]. [Two lines from Romans]
Date: Tuesday, January 01, 1811 Genre: Maps -
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A geographical dictionary, or Universal gazetteer; ancient and modern. In two volumes. Vol. I[-II]. By J.E. Worcester, A.M.
Date: Wednesday, January 01, 1817 Genre: Gazetteers Author: