A new system of geography: or, A general description of the world. Containing a particular and circumstantial account of all the countries, kingdoms, and states of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Their situation, climate, mountains, seas, rivers, lakes, &c. The religion, manners, customs, manufactures, trade, and buildings of the inhabitants. With the birds, beasts, reptiles, insects, the various vegetables, and minerals, found in different regions. Embellished with a new and accurate set of maps, by the best geographers; and great variety of copper-plates, containing perspective views of the principal cities, structures, ruins, &c. By D. Fenning, (Author of the Royal English dictionary, the use of the globes, the young algebraist's companion, &c.) J. Collier, (Author of the Letters from Pelicia to Charlotte; and translator of the Messiah, from the German of Mr. Klopstock.) and others
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London : Printed for S. Crowder, at the Looking-Glass, in Pater-noster-Row; and sold by Mr. Jackson, at Oxford; Mr. Merril, at Cambridge; Mess. Smith, in Dublin; and all other booksellers in Great Britain and Ireland, MDCCLXIV. [1764]
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Collyer, Joseph, -1776
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- 1764-1765
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- T149482
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- 195479
- Description
- 2v.,plates : maps ; 2°.
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- Printed in two columns
'J. Collyer' is given as one of the authors in vol.2.