Fragments of 18th Century Trade and Personal Notices
A wealth of scattered notices range from pirate era travel routes and shares to medical testimonials and local losses. The text cites voyage destinations like Barbadoes and Guinea, bank stock figures, and a reward for lost bags. It also includes a physician’s testimonial, early patent medicines, and advertisements for maps, globes, spectacles, and prints sold in London shops.
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Bull’s Head
Fleetstreet
Thomas Holmes
Gardiner
Oldstreet
Moore
Abchurch Lane
London
Haygon Yard
Minories
Royal Society of London
Royal Academy of Paris
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Hungary
Swedeland
Norway
Muscovy
Flanders
Swabia
Greece
England
Ygleby
G. Wildey
Ludgateftreet
St. Paul's
Royal Beautifier advertised to smooth skin and erase blemishes
An ornate early advertisement touts a Royal Beautifier claimed to remove redness spots wrinkles and sun damage from the face neck and hands without paint or mercury. It promises youthful smoothness with a pleasant scent and safe use, priced 6d a bottle at Mr Radford's shop.
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Pyakin
Radford
The Fable of the Bees and Other Rare 18th Century Works
Advertisements announce a collection of moral and satirical discourses including The Fable of the Bees and Boileau’s works. Listings show sales by Dient, Peter Dunoyer, and W Boreham with prices and locations in Elliott Court, Strand, and Paternoster Row. Also advertised is A Brand pluck’d from the burning with a denunciation of French Prophets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dient
Elliots Court
Baily
Quires, Co
Nicolas Boileau Despreaux
Luy
Richies
Bernard Picart le Romain
Fitz Moritzer
Peter Dunoyer
Erasmus Head
Strand
Anthony Meure
Paul Vailant
Samuel Keimer
London
John Lacy Esq
W. Boreham
Paternoster Row
Priceis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Philip
Marys
Quate Frigots
Moorhampton
Eric Capbridge
Sinfids
Cornwallis
Itekope
Canariesy
Guinea
Bilboa
Mer
Elizabeth
Barbadoes
East India
Madera