Title & Author:

The ruins of Palmyra, otherwise Tedmor, in the desart.

Publication:

London : [Robert Wood], MDCCLIII [1753]

Description:

[6], 50 pages, LVII leaves of plates (l folded) : illustrations (engravings), plans ; 58 cm (fol.)

Notes:
"The publisher to the reader," signed Robert Wood.
The plates were engraved by P. Fourdrinier, J.S. Müller, T.M. Müller, Jr., and T. Major after drawings by G.B. Borra. Inscriptions in the text were engraved by T. Gibson.
Also issued in the same year in French.
First erratum on p. 50 is "Page 9. l. 26. For emperor's, read emperors" as in ESTCT137526, rather than ESTCT137525.
Includes bibliographical references, and errata, page 50.
Fowler 443

Subject:

Inscriptions, Greek Syria Tadmur.
Inscriptions, Aramaic Syria Tadmur.
Inscriptions grecques Syrie Palmyre (Ville ancienne)
Inscriptions araméennes Syrie Palmyre (Ville ancienne)
Antiquities.
Inscriptions, Aramaic.
Inscriptions, Greek.
Travel.
Tadmur (Syria) Description and travel.
Syria Antiquities.
Palmyre (Ville ancienne) Descriptions et voyages.
Syrie Antiquités.
Syria.
Syria Tadmur.

Added entries:

Wood, Robert, 1717?-1771.
Borra, Giovanni Battista, 1713-1770.
Fourdrinier, Paul, 1698-1758.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 2887
Call No.: W1085
Status: Available