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Salmon, Thomas. The Chronological Historian: Containing a Regular Account Of all Material Transactions And Occuren...
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Salmon, Thomas. The Chronological Historian: Containing a Regular Account Of all Material Transactions And Occurences, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military, Relating to the English Affairs, From The Invasion of the Romans, to the present Time. London: W. Mears, 1723. 8vo. [A]4, B-2F8. [8],422,[21],[5 ads]p. Contemp. panelled calf, gilt spine, hinges cracked, bookplate of Herbert McAneny, occ. foxing. T.p. in red and black, 4 full-page plates of portraits (many per page) by George Vertue. First Edition. Salmon, Thomas 1679-1767, historical and geographical writer, born at Meppershall and baptised there on 2 Feb. 1678-9, was son of Thomas Salmon (1648-1706) [q.v.], rector of Meppershall or Mepsall, Bedfordshire, by his wife Katherine, daughter of John Bradshaw [q.v.], the regicide. Nathanael Salmon [q.v.] was his elder brother. Cole says that although he was brought up to no learned profession, Ôyet he had no small turn for writing, as his many productions show, most of which were written when he resided at Cambridge, where at last he kept a coffee-house, but, not having sufficient custom, removed to LondonÕ (Addit. MS. 5880, f. 198 b). He informed Cole that he had been much at sea, and had resided in both the Indies for some time. He also travelled many years in Europe and elsewhere (The Universal Traveller, 1752, Introd.), and the observations he records in his works are largely the result of personal experience. In 1739-40 he accompanied Anson on his voyage round the world. [DNB]This is the first edition of this useful work which was later expanded to two. Lowndes 2179. From the Krown & Spellman Collection.
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