SALMON, THOMAS.
Modern History: or, the Present State of all Nations. Describing their respective Situations, Persons, Habits, Buildings (...) Vol. 8. Is a Continuation of the State of the German Empire: Containing a Description of the the North Part of the Circle of Upper Saxony and of the Circle of Lower Saxony; the Upper and Lower Rhine, and of Westphalia; with the Present State of the United Netherlands. Third edition.
London, Crokatt, 1728.
8vo. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and richly gilt spine. Gilt boarders to boards. Paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Parts of gilting to spine worn off. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Internally very fine and clean. (8), 457, (23) pp. + 2 maps and 4 plates.
Third edition of vol. 8 of Salmon's extensive 'Modern History' containing information and depictions of the German Empire Salmon’s "Modern History” is an ambitious attempt to provide a comprehensive account of the world’s countries, their histories, and their contemporary states during Salmon’s time and stands as a monumental achievement in the history of 18th-century historiography. His work is a fine example of the Enlightenment's goal for cataloging and comprehending the world, offering a unique snapshot of global perspectives as understood by Europeans in the early modern period. It represents one of the earliest comprehensive attempts to document and analyze the state of nations worldwide.
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DKK 1.500,00