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Essay on sepulchres, [Title-page]

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Essay on sepulchres: or, A proposal for erecting some memorial of the illustrious dead in all ages on the spot where their remains have been interred.

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Title
Essay on sepulchres, [Title-page]
Names
Godwin, William, 1756-1836 (Author)
Miller, William, 1769-1844 (Publisher)
Collection

Essay on sepulchres: or, A proposal for erecting some memorial of the illustrious dead in all ages on the spot where their remains have been interred.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1809
Place: London
Publisher: W. Miller
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz (Godwin, W. Essay on sepulchres)
Topics
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Sepulchral monuments, Islamic
Genres
Title pages
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12673801
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1edc6bd0-c608-012f-0f63-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1756: Creator Born
  • 1809: Issued
  • 1836: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Essay on sepulchres" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1809. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/780a288d-1eed-132c-e040-e00a18064bbb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Essay on sepulchres" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/780a288d-1eed-132c-e040-e00a18064bbb

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1809). Essay on sepulchres Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/780a288d-1eed-132c-e040-e00a18064bbb

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Essay on sepulchres