Comprehending the history and description of all the extraordinary works of human industry and genius, produced in every age and nation; and including the fullest accounts of remarkable temples, churches, castles, palaces, bridges, colossal and other statues, pictures, useful and curious inventions, &c. The whole collected and compiled from books of travellers, tourists, artists, and others, and original manuscripts; and forming the most complete display of the wonders of art ever published