Domestic Encyclopedia

The Domestic Encyclopedia is a small encyclopedia of the English language, in four volumes, published in London in 1802 by Murray and Highly, and compiled by A. F. M. (Anthony Florian Madinger) Willich.[1] While most encyclopedias of the time, such as Encyclopaedia Britannica, were printed in quarto, or in the case of Chambers Cyclopædia, even folio, the Domestic Encyclopedia was printed in octavo, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches. There are roughly 500 pages per volume, and 28 plates in total. Volume 4 includes a 70-page supplement and a 33-page index.[2] The subject matter of the encyclopedia centers around domestic and agricultural information, during a time when most people were farmers. Most of the plates show farm equipment.

An American edition was expanded to 5 volumes octavo by James Mease and published in 1803 in Philadelphia by W. Y. Birch and Abraham Small. Roughly 500 pages per volume, and 35 plates total.

A second American edition was condensed to 3 volumes octavo by Thomas Cooper and published in 1821 in Philadelphia by Abraham Small. Roughly 600 pages per volume.

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  1. Willich's Domestic Encyclopedia, 1802, London, Volume I, title page
  2. Willich's Domestic Encyclopedia, 1802, London, Volume IV, p. 387 (supplement) and p. 457 (index)
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