Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Boswell, James, 1740-1795
Title:
An account of Corsica : the journal of a tour to that island, and memoirs of Pascal Paoli / by James Boswell, esq. ; illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica.
Published / Created:
Glasgow : Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry, London, 1768.
Physical Description:
xxi, 3, 382 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DC611 C811 B7 1768
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
First edition; second edition printed in London the same year.

Engraved t.p.

Map engraved by Thomas Phinn.

Signatures: [*]2, a8, b2, A-Z8, Aa8; last leaf missing.
Subject Terms:
Paoli, Pasquale, 1725–1807. | Foulis, (Robert and Andrew) -- Printer. | Dilly, (Edward and Charles) -- Publisher. | Dacre -- Bookplate. | Corsica (France) -- History -- French Domination, 1768–1794. | Corsica (France) -- Description and travel. | Glasgow (Scotland) -- Imprints -- Specimens -- 1768. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1768.
Contributors:
Phinn, Thomas, engraver.