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Gale's cabinet of knowledge, [title page]

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Title
Gale's cabinet of knowledge, [title page]
Names
Gale, John, active 18th century-19th century (Author)
Ellison, Saram Richard, 1852-1918 (Collector)
Collection

Gale's cabinet of knowledge

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1800
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for J. Wallis ... by P. Norbury, New-Brentford
Edition: Third edition, with many valuable additions
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MZC [RBS] 97-885 (Gale, J. Gale's Cabinet of knowledge; or, Miscellaneous recreations)
Topics
Amusements -- Early works to 1800
Literary recreations -- Early works to 1800
Scientific recreations -- Early works to 1800
Tricks -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Title pages
Physical Description
Extent: 1 page ; 18 cm
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 92251342
RLIN/OCLC: 29032437
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13523274
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.020
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 237fe100-fe19-013d-238a-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1800: Issued
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Gale's cabinet of knowledge" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23a65460-fe19-013d-5123-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Gale's cabinet of knowledge" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23a65460-fe19-013d-5123-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1800). Gale's cabinet of knowledge Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/23a65460-fe19-013d-5123-0242ac110003

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Gale's cabinet of knowledge