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Travels in the island of Iceland : during the summer of the year MDCCCX / by Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, baronet ...: PB 145-2020

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Travels in the island of Iceland : during the summer of the year MDCCCX / by Sir George Steuart Mackenzie, baronet ...
Travels in Iceland

Maker(s)

Mackenzie, George Steuart, (Sir,)
Compiler: Holland, Henry (Sir,)
Compiler: Bright, Richard,
Publisher: Miller, William
Publisher: Murray, John
Publisher: Constable, Archibald
Publisher: Cadell, Thomas
Publisher.: Davies, William
Donor.: Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, (Viscount,)

Description

Travels in Iceland
Half-title: 'Travels in Iceland'.
The text was compiled with help from Henry Holland and Richard Bright, who accompanied Mackenzie on his travels (cf. DNB).
There are etched and engraved vignettes printed in the text.
Old classmark: 592.
Binding: sprinkled calf, rolled g. border; spine & board edges g.t., raised bands, g. lettering on red & green spine labels; marbled e.p.; a.e. sprinkled green.

Mineralogy Iceland. Icelanders Social life and customs.

Notes

History note: Provenance: Fitzwilliam, 1812.

Measurements and weight

xvii,[3],491,[1]p, [15] leaves of plates, [6] folded leaves of plates : ill, col ill, maps, tables, engr. music ; 28cm (4to).

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Note

Mackenzie, George Steuart,Sir,1780-1848.Edinburgh :Printed by Thomas Allan and Company, for Archibald Constable and Company, Edinburgh; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown; Cadell & Davies; William Miller, and John Murray, London,1811. Holland, Henry, Sir, 1788-1873. compiler. Bright, Richard, 1789-1858, compiler. Miller, William, 1769-1844, publisher. Murray, John, 1778-1843, publisher. Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827, publisher. Cadell, Thomas, 1773-1836, publisher. Davies, William, -1820, publisher. Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, Viscount, 1745-1816, donor. Cadell & Davies, publisher. Thomas Allan & Co., printer. Archibald Constable & Co., publisher. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, publisher.

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 145-2020
Primary reference Number: 279340
ALMA control 001: 99211983803606
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 17 December 2020 Updated: Monday 17 January 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 2 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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