• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
  • Work titles: Histoire ancienne des Egyptiens, des Carthaginois, des Assyriens, des Babyloniens, des Medes et des Perses, des Macedoniens, des Grecs. <engl.>
  • Contributor: Rollin, Charles [Author]; Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d' [KartografIn]; Snyder, Henry M.. [StecherIn]; Wightman, Thomas [StecherIn]
  • imprint: Boston: Published and sold by Etheridge and Bliss, no. 12, Cornhill; and by said Etheridge, Washington Head, Charlestown, 1807-1809
  • Published in: Early American Imprints. Series II : Shaw/Shoemaker 1801-1819
  • Issue: The twelfth edition. Illustrated with maps
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text); ill., maps, 1 port; 23 cm
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: History, Ancient
  • Origination:
  • Footnote: "Charlestown, (Mass.) printed by S. Etheridge."--verso of title page, v. 1-7. "Charlestown, Mass. Printed by Hastings, Etheridge & Bliss."--verso of title page, v. 8. Copies of vol. 8 published by Charles Williams have no printers' imprint
    Errors in paging: v. 3, page number 120 repeated and page number 144 omitted; p. 643 misnumbered 634; v. 6, p. 465 misnumbered 365
    Frontispiece portrait of Rollin, v. 1, engraved by Henry M. Snyder. Maps drawn by Jean D'Anville; map of the world signed: Wightman sc
    Imprint varies. Vol. 4-5: Boston: published and sold by Hastings, Etheridge, and Bliss, no. 8, State Street. And by said Etheridge, Washington Head, Charlestown. 1808. V. 6-8: Boston: published and sold by Hastings, Etheridge and Bliss, no. 8, State Street; and at the Washington Head, Charlestown. 1808[-1809]. Some copies of v. 8 have imprint: Boston: Published and sold by Charles Williams. 1811
    In some copies the maps are issued as a separate volume with cover title: Ten maps for Rollin's Ancient history. Octavo edition. Price two dollars
    Includes bibliographical references and index
    Publishers' advertisements, v. 1, p. [365-366]; v. 2, p. [603-604]; v. 7, p. [599-600]
    Vol. 1: xvi, 205, [1], 364, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates (one folded); v. 2: xii, 602, [2] p.; v. 3: viii, [1], 14-668 p.; v. 4: viii, 612 p.; v. 5: vi, 572 p.; v. 6: vi, 603, [1] p. (last page blank); v. 7: vi, 597, [3] p.; v. 8: iv, 468 p