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Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar Kingdoms & Maps of the World 1792
by William Guthrie
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1792. leather. Fair. Photo Gallery Original Edition -RARE!- 1792 -Thirteenth Edition- Corrected (First Edition was about 1770) Publisher-Printing Location: Printed for Charles Dilly, etc. London Author: William Guthrie, the Astronomical Part by James Ferguson Date: 1792 Size and Page Count: 5.5 X 8.5 Tall; 910 Pages Condition: -Fair- Leather Bound that has ancient repairs with leather on hinge and spine, corners heavy wear, a few pages have stain spots tears on edges, Foxing, heavier on front pages; text block Good, many fold out maps that extend at their fold past the paper text block that have wear and tears from storage.(over 220 years)
Illustrations Information: 15 foldout MAPS and Hundreds of Tables and Charts -------- An excellent opportunity for the collector, researcher or historian --------- Articles and Information: Includes:
Title page,
advertisement (bibliography of changes to each edition up to this one, mentions the 13 Colonies),
Preface(6 pages),
Contents,
Introduction (pages 1 to 58),
Body Part 1 astronomical Geography,
Part II Origin of Laws, Government and Commerce
Part III Origin and Progress of religion
Each Continent divided up into Countries - Title page- A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World Containing I. The Figures, Motions, and Distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian System and the latest Observations. II. A general View of the Earth considered as a Planet ; with several useful Geographical Definitions and Problems. III. The grand Divisions of the Globe into Land and Water, Continents and Islands. IV. The Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, and Colonies. V. Their Climates, Air, Soil, vegetable Productions, Metals, Minerals, natural Curiosities, Seas, Rivers, Bays, Capes, Promontories, and Lakes. VI. The Birds and Beads peculiar to each Country. VII. Observations on the Changes that have been any where observed upon the Face of Nature fince the moll early Periods of Hiftory. VIII. The History and Origin of Nations; their Forms of Government, Religion, Laws, Revenues, Taxes, naval and military Strength. IX. The Genius, Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. X. Their Language, Learning, Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, and Commerce. XI. The chief Cities, Structures, Ruins, and artificial Curiosities. XII. The Longitude, Latitude, Bearings, and Distances of principal Places from London. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, I. A Geographical Index, with the Names and Places alphabetically arranged. II. A Table of the Coins of all Nations, and their Value in English Money. III. A Chronological Table of remarkable Events from the Creation to the prefent Time. Maps not in this book: World Sphere, Europe, West Indies, South America, North America Foldout MAPS: Denmark, Sweden and Norway 61 (40% missing) Russia in Europe 116 (a piece missing) Scotland 148 England and Wales 198 Ireland 417 France 445 Germany Netherlands 490 Poland, Lithuania and Prussia 537 Switzerland 557 Spain and Portugal 564 Italy 597 Turkey in Durope and Hungary 626 Asia 635 East Indies (India etc half missing) 678 Africa (torn but complete) 726
Illustrations Information: 15 foldout MAPS and Hundreds of Tables and Charts -------- An excellent opportunity for the collector, researcher or historian --------- Articles and Information: Includes:
Title page,
advertisement (bibliography of changes to each edition up to this one, mentions the 13 Colonies),
Preface(6 pages),
Contents,
Introduction (pages 1 to 58),
Body Part 1 astronomical Geography,
Part II Origin of Laws, Government and Commerce
Part III Origin and Progress of religion
Each Continent divided up into Countries - Title page- A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World Containing I. The Figures, Motions, and Distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian System and the latest Observations. II. A general View of the Earth considered as a Planet ; with several useful Geographical Definitions and Problems. III. The grand Divisions of the Globe into Land and Water, Continents and Islands. IV. The Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, and Colonies. V. Their Climates, Air, Soil, vegetable Productions, Metals, Minerals, natural Curiosities, Seas, Rivers, Bays, Capes, Promontories, and Lakes. VI. The Birds and Beads peculiar to each Country. VII. Observations on the Changes that have been any where observed upon the Face of Nature fince the moll early Periods of Hiftory. VIII. The History and Origin of Nations; their Forms of Government, Religion, Laws, Revenues, Taxes, naval and military Strength. IX. The Genius, Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. X. Their Language, Learning, Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, and Commerce. XI. The chief Cities, Structures, Ruins, and artificial Curiosities. XII. The Longitude, Latitude, Bearings, and Distances of principal Places from London. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, I. A Geographical Index, with the Names and Places alphabetically arranged. II. A Table of the Coins of all Nations, and their Value in English Money. III. A Chronological Table of remarkable Events from the Creation to the prefent Time. Maps not in this book: World Sphere, Europe, West Indies, South America, North America Foldout MAPS: Denmark, Sweden and Norway 61 (40% missing) Russia in Europe 116 (a piece missing) Scotland 148 England and Wales 198 Ireland 417 France 445 Germany Netherlands 490 Poland, Lithuania and Prussia 537 Switzerland 557 Spain and Portugal 564 Italy 597 Turkey in Durope and Hungary 626 Asia 635 East Indies (India etc half missing) 678 Africa (torn but complete) 726
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- Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar Kingdoms & Maps of the World 1792
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