The World displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels
By: selected and compiled from the writers of all nations; by Smart, Goldsmith, & Johnson
Edition: First American edition, corrected & enlarged, in eight volumes. Vol. I[-VIII].
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 29926; Early American imprints -- no. 31664
Publisher: Publish'd by Dobelbower, Key, and Simpson.
Published: 1795
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Discoveries in geography; Explorers; Voyages and travels
Notes: "Printed by John Thompson."--colophon, v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. Vol. 1-5 published in 1795; v. 6-8 in 1796.

Title pages engraved. Signed: W. Harrison senr. sculpt.

Plates engraved by James Thackara, Robert Scot & Samuel Allardice, Frederick Reiche, Joseph Seymour, Francis Shallus, Edward C. Trenchard, James Trenchard, and William Barker.

Signatures: v. 1, pi1 A-3R⁴; v. 2, pi1 A-3L⁴; v. 3, pi1 A-3P⁴ (3P4 verso blank); v. 4, pi1 A-3N⁴; v. 5, pi1 A-3O⁴ 3P⁴(-3P4) (3P3 verso blank); v. 6, pi1 A-3M⁴; v. 7, pi1 A-3R⁴ 3S⁴(-3S4); v. 8, pi1 A-3M⁴ ²A-C⁴ ²D1.

Vol. 1: [2], 504 p., [7] leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 456 p., [8] leaves of plates; v. 3: [2], 487, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates; v. 4: [2], 464 [i.e., 472] p., [6] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 5: [2], 485, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 6: [2], 464 p., [7] leaves of plates; v. 7: [2], 510 p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 8: [2], 464, 26 p., [8] leaves of plates (1 folded).

Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 313, 453 misnumbered 213, 423; v. 3, p. 341 misnumbered 241; v. 4, p. 360, 455, 457-472 misnumbered 334, 445, 449-464; v. 6, p. 115, 460 misnumbered 113, 450; v. 7, p. 298, 446 misnumbered 268, 644; v. 8, p. 317, 326, 434 misnumbered 137, 26, 334.

"List of subscribers ..."--v. 8, 26 p. at end.

Evans 29926

Evans 31664