Villas of the Ancients Illustrated. by Robert Castell.

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.br /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. br /++++br /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:br /++++br / British Librarybr /br / T050805br /br / In three parts; parts I & III contain the Latin text and an English translation, printed in parallel columns with commentary below, of 'Pliny to Gallus' and 'Pliny to Apollinaris' - Part III contains a description of 'The villas of Varro Columella, &c.' ibr /br / London : printed for the author, 1728. [8],128,[2]p.,plates : ill. ; 2°