The general gazetteer: or, Compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, states, republics, provinces, cities, chief towns, forts, fortresses, castles, citadels, seas, harbours, bays, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, and promontories in the known world; together with the government, policy, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, bounds, and natural productions of each country; and the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearing and distances in English miles from remarkable places; as also, the sieges they have undergone, and the battles that have been fought near them, down to this present year. Including an authentic account of the counties, cities, and market-towns in England and Wales; as also the villages with fairs, the days on which they are kept according to the New Stile; as well as the cattle, goods, and merchandizes that are sold thereat. By R. Brookes, M.D

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  • The general gazetteer: or, Compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, states, republics, provinces, cities, chief towns, forts, fortresses, castles, citadels, seas, harbours, bays, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, and promontories in the known world; together with the government, policy, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, bounds, and natural productions of each country; and the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearing and distances in English miles from remarkable places; as also, the sieges they have undergone, and the battles that have been fought near them, down to this present year. Including an authentic account of the counties, cities, and market-towns in England and Wales; as also the villages with fairs, the days on which they are kept according to the New Stile; as well as the cattle, goods, and merchandizes that are sold thereat. By R. Brookes, M.D
  • Compendious geographical dictionary
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Imprint
London : printed for J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; R. Baldwin, in Paternoster-Row; W. Johnston, in Ludgate-Street; S. Crowder, in Pater-noster-Row; B. Law, in Ave-Mary-Lane; J. Coote, in Pater-noster-Row; Becket and De Hondt, in the Strand; and B. Collins, in Salisbury, MDCCLXVI. [1766] The second edition, with great additions and improvements; ..
Added name
Newbery, John, 1713-1767, bookseller.; Rollos, G., active 1754-1789, engraver.
Publication year
1766
ESTC No.
N511193
Grub Street ID
366615
Description
vi, xxxiv, [664] p., [8] folded leaves of plates : folded maps ; 8°.
Note
Words "Empires ... Cities", "Chief towns ... Seas", and "Harbours ... promontories" in title are printed in three columns divided by double rules

Price below imprint, within parentheses: (Price seven shillings.); Folded maps engraved by G. Rollos

Height: 22 cm

Signatures: a-e]4 B-4P]4.