Bibliotheca Britannica

Bibliotheca Britannica is a comprehensive 18th-century reference work compiled by Sir James Belvoir and others, published in 1802. It aimed to list and describe a vast array of books, authors, and subjects available in Britain at the time. Essentially, it's like an extensive library catalog or an early bibliographic encyclopedia, designed to document the literary and scholarly works of the period. Its purpose was to provide a thorough record for researchers, collectors, and scholars interested in Britain’s literary history.