A new and complete geographical dictionary. Containing a full and accurate description of the several parts of the known world, as divided into continents, islands, oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, &c. The situation, extent, and boundaries, of all the empires, kindgoms, provinces, states, &c. in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Their climates, ... constitutions, ... produce, languages, manufactures, trade, commerce, cities, chief towns, universities, ... pictures, ruins, antiquities, mines, vegetation, minerals, mountains, desarts, forts, castles, harbours, natural and artificial curiosities. Together with the religion, learning, policy, manners, customs, stature, shape, colour, and length of lives of the inhabitants; their virtues and vices; their ceremonies at births, marriages, and funerals; their political and church government, &c. To which will be prefixed, an introductory dissertation, explaining the figure and motion of the Earth, the use of the globes, and doctrine of the sphere; w

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• Frederic Watson (Author)

Imprint

London: Printed for the authors, and sold by G. Kearsly, No. 46, Fleet-Street, and all other booksellers in Great Britain and Ireland, MDCCLXXIII. [1773]

Publication year

1773

ESTC No.

N6094

Grub Street ID

43883

Description

iv,[590]p.,plates : ill.,maps ; 2°.

Note

Titlepage in red and black.

Uncontrolled note

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