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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.
Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.
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Cambridge University Library
P003097
Compiled and edited by William Curtis; his name appears on the title pages of v. 2-14. Imprints vary; v. 2-4,"printed by Couchman and Fry, ... for W. Curtis, ... and sold by the principal booksellers in Britain and Ireland"; v. 5-14, "printed by Stephen Couchman, for W. Curtis; and sold by the principal booksellers ...." Drawings for the plates were made by: James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards and Francis Sansom; coloring supervised by William Graves; principal engraver for early vols.: Francis Sansom (cf. Henrey). The monthly issues in each vol. include three plates, each with facing leaf of letterpress description. Some plates have extended description on more than one leaf. Text leaves are bound facing the plates they describe and numbered to correspond to that plate. Plates and leaves are numbered consecutively from volume to volume; letterpress leaves are unsigned. Illustrates and describes hundreds of flowering plants not native to the British Isles, cultivated in his own gardens by William Curtis. After his death the work was continued by his assistant, John Sims, who was responsible for vols. 15-18 (1801-1803). The series of volumes continued itnto the late 19th century. The plates in the first 14 vols. are remarkable for their quality, detail and natural color.
London: printed for W[illiam]. Curtis, at his Botanic-Garden, Lambeth-Marsh; and sold by all booksellers, stationers, and news-carriers, in town and country, M DCC LXXXVII. [1787]-M DCCC. [1800]. v., 504 colored plates, interleaved; 23 cm. (8°)
