A new system of modern geography: or, A geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several nations of the world : ... 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 dollars and cents. III. A chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. IV. The late discoveras printed], and other astronomers. /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | The first American edition, corrected, improved, and greatly enlarged. |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 27077. Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 28782. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Evans attributes the American part of the work to Jedidiah Morse. Imprint of volume 2 (Evans 28782) varies: Printed for Mathew Carey. Colophon of volume 2: Printed by R. Folwell, for Mathew Carey. Volume 1: 572 pages, [2] leaves of plates; volume 2: xi, [1], 704, 43, [1] pages, [2] folded leaves. Errors in paging: volume 1, page 435, and volume 2, pages 237-240 misnumbered 439, 187-190. Subscribers' names, volume 2, p. [v]-xi. Directions to the binder regarding the placement of maps, volume 2, p. [xii]. In addition to the two astronomical charts, 45 maps (15 for volume 1; 30 for volume 2) were issued. They are seldom found bound with the present work, but were issued separately as: The general atlas for Carey's edition of Guthrie's geography, Philadelphia, 1795 (Bristol B9043). Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes : illustrations, charts ; 28 cm. (quarto) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |