By the King's royal license and authority. A new royal authentic and complete system of universal geography antient and modern [electronic resource] : including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres: and containing a complete gentine history and description of the whole world as consisting of empires, kingdoms, states, republics, provinces, continents, islands, oceans, &c. various countries cuies, towns, promontoories, capes, bays, peninsulas, isthmusses, gulphs, rivers, harbours, lakes, aqueducts, mountains, volcanos, caverns, deserts, &c.&c. throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and America: their respective situtations, extent, latitude, longitude, boundaries, climates, soil, natural and artificial curiosities, mines, metals, mineral, trees, shrubs, the various kinds of fruits, flowers, herbs and vegetable productions. With an account of the religion, laws, customs, manners, genius, tempers, habits, amusements, and singular ceremonies of the respective inhabitants; their arts, science, manufactures, learning trade, commerce, military and civil governments; &c. Also exact descriptions of the various kinds of beasts, birds, fishes, amphibious creatures, reptiles, insects, &c. peculiar to each country; including every thing curious, as related by the most eminent travellers and navigators, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Likewise the essence of the voyages of the most enterprising navigators of different nations and countries, from the celebrated Columbus, the first discoverer of America, to the death of our no less celebrated countryman Captain Cook, &c.&c. Together with a concise history of every empire, kingdom and state. Including an account of the most remarkable discoveries, settlements, battles, sieges, see-sights, and various revolutions that have taken place in different parts of the world. The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. With a great variety of curious Articles, communicated by gentlemen who have travelled in various parts, and by captains of ships, &c. none of which every appeared in print before. To which is added geography, astronomy, the use of the globes, maps, &c. With an account of the rise progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. By the Reverend Thomas Bankes, Vicar of Dixton in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian's family Bible. Edward Warren Blake. Esq. and Alexander Cook, A.M. Teacher of Geography, Astronomy, and Navigation. Enriched with upwards of one hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, whole-sheet maps, plans, charts, antiquities, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles, vegetables, men, manners, customs, ceremonies, &c. the whole executed in a superior stile, by the first artists in the kingdom.