Publications of John Barrow

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  • Barrow, John. Dictionarium polygraphicum: or, the whole body of arts regularly digested. containing, I. The arts of Designing, Drawing, Painting, Washing Prints, Limning, Japanning, Gilding in all their various kinds. Also Perspective, the Laws of Shadows, Dialling, &c. II. Carving, Cutting in Wood, Stone; Moulding and Casting Figures in Plaister, Wax, Metal; also Engraving, and Etching, and Mezzotinto. III. A brief historical Account of the most considerable Painters, Sculptors, Statuaries, and Engravers, with those Cyphers or Marks by which their Works are known. IV. An Explanation of the Emblematical and Hieroglyphical Representations of the Heathen Deities, Powers, Human Passions, Virtues, Vices, &c. of great Use in History Painting. V. The Production, Nature, Refining, Compounding, Transmutation and Tinging all sorts of Metals and Minerals of various Colours. VI. The Arts of Making, Working, Painting or Staining all sorts of Glass and Marble; also Enamels, the imitation of all sorts of Precious Ston. London : printed for C. Hitch and C. Davis in Pater-Noster Row, and S. Austen in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXV. [1735]. ESTC No. T31837. Grub Street ID 262611.
  • Barrow, John. Dictionarium medicum universale: or, a new medicinal dictionary. Containing an explanation of all the terms used in physic, ... botany, &c. ... The whole collected from the original authors, by J. Barrow, . London : printed for T. Longman, and C. Hitch; and A. Millar, 1749. ESTC No. T90311. Grub Street ID 310167.
  • Barrow, John. Navigatio Britannica: or A complete system of navigation in all its branches, both with regard to theory and practice. Containing, geometry, plane and spherical trigonometry, astronomy, and the doctrine of the sphere. Sailing by the plane chart, middle latitude, Mercator's chart, and by the true figure of the Earth; with the construction and use of a true sea-chart, whereby the errors attending the other projections are avoided. The nature of currents, lee-way, variation of the compass, &c. and the several difficulties resulting from them, with regard to a ship's reckoning, particularly considered. The method of keeping a journal at sea in an accurate and methodical manner, freed from the many perplexities which too often attend the common methods. The description, construction and use of the several instruments necessary in navigation. The method of finding the several cycles, epacts, moveable feasts, times of high-water, &c. with the construction and use of an universal tide-table. The na. London : printed for W. and J. Mount and T. Page, on Tower-Hill, M,DCC,L. [1750]. ESTC No. T92648. Grub Street ID 312412.
  • Barrow, John. A new and universal dictionary of arts and sciences: ... With an introductory preface, ... And illustrated with a great number of copper-plates, engraven by the best hands. London : printed for the proprietors, and sold by John Hinton, 1751. ESTC No. T90432. Grub Street ID 310293.
  • Barrow, John. Dictionarium medicum universale: or, a new medicinal dictionary. Containing an explanation of all the terms used in physic, ... botany, &c. ... The whole collected from the original authors, by J. Barrow, . The second edition.. London : printed for T. Longman, and C. Hitch; and A. Millar, 1754. ESTC No. T214111. Grub Street ID 240687.
  • Barrow, John. A supplement to the new and universal dictionary of arts and sciences. London : printed for the proprietors, and sold by John Hinton, at the King's-Arms in Newgate-Street, London, MDCCLIV. [1754]. ESTC No. T97898. Grub Street ID 317251.
  • Barrow, John. Dictionarium polygraphicum: or, the whole body of arts regularly digested. Containing, I. The arts of Designing, Drawing, Painting, Washing Prints, Limning, Japanning, Gilding: Also Perspective, the Laws of Shadows, Dialling, &c. II. Carving, Cutting in Wood, Stone; Moulding and Casting Figures in Plaister, Wax, Metal; Engraving, Etching, and Mezzotinto. III. An historical Account of the most considerable Painters, Sculptors, Statuaries, and Engravers; with those Cyphers or Marks by which their Works are distinguished. IV. An Explanation of the Emblematical and Hieroglyphical Representations of the Hcathen Deities, Powers, Human Passions, Virtues, Vices, &c. of great Use in History-Painting. V. The Production, Nature, Refining, Compounding, Transmutation and Tinging all Sorts of Metals and Minerals of various Colours. VI. The Arts of Making, Painting or Staining all Sorts of Glass and Marble; Enamelling; Methods of imitating Precious Stones, Pearls, &c. Vii. Dying all Sorts of Materials, Li. The second edition, corrected and improved. .... London : printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, in Pater-Noster-Row; J. Hinton, in Newgate-Street; and L. Davis and C. Reymers, against Gray's-Inn, Holborn, M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]. ESTC No. T145297. Grub Street ID 192040.
  • Barrow, John. The naval history of Great Britain; with the lives of the most illustrious admirals and commanders, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Interspersed with accounts of the most important discoveries made in the several parts of the world; and including all the great events of the present war, to the year one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight. In four volumes. ... Adorned with the heads of the principal admirals. London : printed for James Rivington and James Fletcher, at the Oxford Theatre in Pater-noster Row; and John Hinton, at the King's Arms in Newgate-Street, MDCCLVIII. [1758]. ESTC No. T174549. Grub Street ID 211638.
  • Barrow, John. A new geographical dictionary. Containing A Full and Accurate Account Of the several Parts of The Known World, As it is Divided into Continents, Islands, Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes, &c. The Situation, Extent, and Boundaries, of all the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, &c. In Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Their Constitutions, Revenues, Forces, Climate, Soil, Produce, Manufactures, Trade, Commerce, Cities, Chief Towns, Universities, Curious Structures, Ruins, Antiquities, Mountains, Mines, Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, together with The Religion, Learning, Policy, Manners, and Customs, of the Inhabitants.. To which is prefixed, an introductory Dissertation, Explaining The Figure and Motion of the Earth, the Use of the Globes, and Doctrine of the Sphere, in order to render the Science of Geography easy and intelligible to the meanest Capacity. Illustrated with A New and Accurate Set of Maps of all the Parts of the Known World, making a compleat Atlas; the Dresses of the Inhabitan. London : printed for J. Coote, at the King's Arms in Pater-Noster-Row; and sold by all Booksellers, Stationers, and News-Carriers, in Great-Britain and Ireland, MDCCLIX. [1759]-60. ESTC No. T39856. Grub Street ID 269059.
  • Barrow, John. The naval history of Great Britain; with the lives of the most illustrious admirals and commanders. Deduced from the earliest establishment of the British marine. ... and including all the great events of the present war, to the year one thousand, seven hundred, and sixty-one. In four volumes. By John Barrow, Esq; . London : printed for T Lowndes; T. Caslon; and G. Kearsly, 1761. ESTC No. T174552. Grub Street ID 211641.
  • Barrow, John. A new geographical dictionary. Containing, a full and accurate account of the several parts of the known world, ... To which is prefixed, an introductory dissertation, ... By John Barrow, Esq. . The second edition, revised and corrected.. London : printed for J. Coote, 1762-63. ESTC No. T186609. Grub Street ID 222749.
  • Barrow, John. A new and impartial history of England, From the invasion of Julius Caesar, to the signing of the preliminaries of peace, in the year 1762. By John Barrow, Esq.;. London : Printed for J. Coote, at the King's Arms, in Pater-noster Row, MDCCLXIII. [1763]. ESTC No. T174499. Grub Street ID 211592.
  • Barrow, John. A new and universal dictionary of arts and sciences: ... With an introductory preface, ... And illustrated with ... copper-plates, engraved by the best hands. The second edition.. London : printed for John Hinton, at the King's-Arms in Newgate-street, London, MDCC.LXIV. [1764]. ESTC No. N50914. Grub Street ID 34942.
  • Barrow, John. A collection of authentic, useful, and entertaining voyages and discoveries, digested in a chronological series. Performed by the following celebrated commanders, viz. Christopher Columbus. Vasco de Gama. Pedro Alvarez de Gabral. Sir Francis Drake. Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir Thomas Cavendish. Oliver Van Noort. George Spilbergen. W. Schooten and J. Le Maire. Captain Monk. The Sufferings of eight Seamen. Abel Tasman. - ---Dampier. Wafer's Journey across Darien. Captain Woodes Rogers and Courtney, including the History of Alexander Selkirk, who was found on the uninhabited Island of Juan Fernandes in the South Seas, after four years residence. Don George Juan, and Don Antonio de Ulloa. Lord Anson. Mr. Ellis. Narrative of the Doddington East-Indiaman. Martin's (and others) Description of St. Kilda. Russian Voyages for the Discovery of a North-East Passage. By John Barrow, Esq. Author of the Geographical Dictionary. . London : printed for J. Knox, near Southampton-Street, in the Strand, MDCCLXV. [1765]. ESTC No. T90429. Grub Street ID 310290.
  • Barrow, John. The naval history of Great Britain; with the lives of the most illustrious admirals and commanders, deduced from the first establishment of the British marine, and interspersed with accounts of the most important discoveries made in the several parts of the world, from the earliest account of time to the year 1761. Containing particularly the lives of Sir Peter Warren, Admiral Edw. Vernon, Rt. Hon. Ed. Boscawen. With an account of the galtant actions of the admirals Lord Viscount Howe, Lord Hawke, Sir Charles Saunders, George Pocock, Richard Tyrrell. Likewise of the Captains Sir James Douglas, George Elliott, Coningshy Norbury, Arthur Forrest, James Gilchrist, John Lockart Ross. Ornamented with twenty-three copper plates, representing the most eminent naval commanders, with maps of the four quarters of the globe, and elegant engravings, by the most eminent artists, of the most signal engagements of the British Navy. Likewise an historical account of the conquests of Senegal, Goree, Guadal. London : Printed for T. Lowndes, No. 77, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXVI. [1776]. ESTC No. N72087. Grub Street ID 51937.