The present state of the universities and of the five adjacent counties, of Cambridge, Huntington, Bedford, Buckingham and Oxford. By Mr. Salmon, Author of Modern History. I. A Description of the County and City of Oxford, and of the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry. II. A Description of the Colleges, and other Publick Buildings in Oxford. III. An Abstract of the History of that University continued down to the present Times. IV. An Account of the Magistrates and Officers in the University, and the Method of obtaining Degrees. V. An Abstract of the Royal Grants, Charters and Acts of Parliament made in Favour of the University. VI. Remarks on University Education, and a College Life, with the Expences attending it.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Salmon (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for the sole benefit of the author, and sold by J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, 1744.

Publication year

1744-1744

ESTC No.

T54388

Grub Street ID

281235

Description

iv,iii-iv,476p. ; 8⁰

Note

A reissue of the sheets of the 1743 edition.

Deals with Oxford and Oxfordshire only.

The leaf after p. iv numbered iii-iv contains an 'Advertisement' to the reader.

Uncontrolled note

Pp.474-475 misnumbered 374-375