The Chronological Historian - Thomas Salmon

•Author : Mr. Thomas Salmon Illustrator: George Vertue

•Edition: First, 1723 published by W. Mears, at the Lamb, without Temple-Bar, London.

·Physical Description: 13.5cm x 20.5cm , 8ov

·[2pp]Title page+[6pp]Preface+1-422pp+[21pp] Index+[5pp] Adverts 456pp total +4 pages of illustrations, heads of kings and queens.

·A⁴+B-Ff⁸

·Binding: Contemporary full Brown Calf, spine with contrasting label, gilt on red, and six compartments (five bands) some bumps and scrapes commensurate with age.

·Condition: little foxing, content complete and solid, ownership signature om title and bookplate for William Murray of Touchadam all in all a splendid copy.

·Description: Thomas Salmon’s The Chronological Historian is an attempt to organize English history into a systematic, time-ordered narrative, it aims to bring clarity to the often fragmented and politically charged histories available at the time. Salmon charts major ecclesiastical, civil, and military events, from the Roman invasion through to the contemporary early Georgian era.

·Significance:

·Salmon’s emphasis on chronology prefigures more scientific approaches to history later in the century, influenced by Enlightenment rationality.

·George Vertue illustrations of monarchs makes this book part of an emerging trend in using visual media to enhance public history.

·Salmon's approach helped democratize history, making it less dependent on Latin, classical references, or inaccessible prose.