Description
“Facciata della Badia Reale di Val de Grace in Parigi” is a copper-plate engraving published in 1749.
Annotation
“Facciata della Badia Reale di Val de Grace in Parigi” is a copper-plate engraving published in 1749. This is a bookplate from, “A New Geographical and Historical Grammar, London, 1749. The book was published by William Johnston, 1749, London. The text below the signature is clearly readable: ‘“Facciata della Badia Reale di Val de Grace in Parigi’ – sepia-tone numerals top right – printed on antique hand-made paper with indented plate marks’ – high quality – no foxing – this exemplar has been well -preserved.
about Salmon’s Grammar
Thomas Salmon was a historian and geographer. Salmon’s most popular and successful work, historical and geographical information is arranged spatially with the continents described in order and by the nation-state. Originally published in 1749 the work was enormously popular in its day, going through 13 editions by the time of Salmon’s death in 1767. Salmon’s Grammar is still of enormous importance to scholars today and is unique compared with other grammars of this time for the detail with which he treats historical matters.
about Thomas Salmon
Thomas Salmon was a historical and geographical writer, born at Meppershall and baptized there 1679, was the son of Thomas Salmon rector of Bedfordshire. It’s written that Salmon was brought up to no learned profession, ‘yet he had no small turn for writing, as his many productions show, most of which were written when he resided at Cambridge. It is believed he had been much at sea and had resided in both the Indies for some time. He also traveled many years in Europe and elsewhere and the observations he records in his works are largely the result of personal experience. In 1739–41 he traveled on his voyage around the world. He died in 1767.
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