1771 SWEDEN Scandinavia MAPS Edmund the Old Minniskiold Norse Vikings Nordic

1771 SWEDEN Scandinavia MAPS Edmund the Old Minniskiold Norse Vikings Nordic

The “Allgemeinen Welthistorie” was an 18^th-century historical journal collected to provide a complete and thorough history of the world. First edited by Siegmund Baumgarten and later by Johann Semler, this recurring work was a collection of articles by English scholars then translated and edited by Semler and Baumgarten – who Voltaire called ‘the crown of German scholars’.

This particular tome consists of volumes 31-32 and covers interesting histories including:

• 11^th-century Swedish history, Edmund Gammal the Old, King of Sweden
• Magnus Minniskiöld, medieval Swedish magnate
• Ancient nomadic tribes, Cimmerian people and the ancient city of Chersonesus; Scythians
• 13^th-century Holy Roman Empire, Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein – Jutland history

Includes the oft lacking folding maps!

Item number: #26394

Price: $750

BAUMGARTEN, Siegmund Jacob; SEMLER, Johann

Uebersetzung der Algemeinen Welthistorie die in Engeland durch eine Geselschaft von Gelehrten ausgefertiget worden

Halle: Verlag Joh. Justinus Gebauers, 1771. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1 tome
  • XXXI – [2], 8, 8, 636
  • XXXII – 42, 708
  • 8 folding maps, plus engraved frontispiece in each volume
• Language: German
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~9.75in X 8.25in (25cm x 21cm)

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