The history of the growth and decay of the Othman empire Written originally in Latin, by Demetrius Cantemir, Translated into English, by of the Turkish emperors, Volume 1 of 2 - Paperback

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 /<sourceLibrary>British Librarybr /br /<ESTCID>T136520br /br /<Notes>With a list of subscribers in vol.1. Vol.2 is dated 1735. Published in 20 parts.br /br /<imprintFull>London : printed for James, John, and Paul Knapton, 1734-35. <collation>2v.([2],4,[2],v-xv,[1],460p.),plates : ports.,map ; 2°