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Elements of geography [electronic resource] : containing a concise and comprehensive view of that us...

Elements of geography [electronic resource] : containing a concise and comprehensive view of that us...

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Elements of geography [electronic resource] : containing a concise and comprehensive view of that useful science, as divided into, 1. astronomical 2. physical or natural 3. political geography, on a new plan. Adapted to the capacities of children and youth; and designed, from its cheapness, for reading and classical book in common schools, and as a useful winter evening's entertainment for young people in private families. Illustrated with a beautiful map of the United States, and a beautiful chart of the whole world. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Minister of the congregation in Charlestown, Massachusetts. [Three lines from Backus].

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Elements of geography [electronic resource] : containing a concise and comprehensive view of that useful science, as divided into, 1. astronomical 2. physical or natural 3. political geography, on a new plan. Adapted to the capacities of children and youth; and designed, from its cheapness, for reading and classical book in common schools, and as a useful winter evening's entertainment for young people in private families. Illustrated with a beautiful map of the United States, and a beautiful chart of the whole world. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Minister of the congregation in Charlestown, Massachusetts. [Three lines from Backus].

Publisher

Printed at Boston : by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews. Sold by them, at Faust's Statue, and by I. Thomas, in Worcester; also, in New York, by S. Campbell; in Philadelphia, by M. Carey; in Baltimore, by Thomas, Andrews and Butler; and by other booksellers, in different parts of the United States, Dec. 1795.

Date

Dec. 1795.

Record Identifier

74VKPXrjZ5ey

MMS ID

991019647369702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xii,[1],14-143,[1]p., [2]folded leaves of plates : 2 maps ; 12°.

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Publisher

Printed at Boston : by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews. Sold by them, at Faust's Statue, and by I. Thomas, in Worcester; also, in New York, by S. Campbell; in Philadelphia, by M. Carey; in Baltimore, by Thomas, Andrews and Butler; and by other booksellers, in different parts of the United States, Dec. 1795.

Place of Publication

United States of America

Date Published

Dec. 1795.

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

Elements of geography [electronic resource] : containing a concise and comprehensive view of that useful science, as divided into, 1. astronomical 2. physical or natural 3. political geography, on a new plan. Adapted to the capacities of children and youth; and designed, from its cheapness, for reading and classical book in common schools, and as a...

Notes

General note

"Chart of the world on Mercators projection" signed: H. sc.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Citation / References Note

ESTC W31848.

Evans, 29112.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VKPXrjZ5ey

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPXrjZ5ey

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MMS ID

991019647369702626