A plain system of geography [electronic resource] : connected with a variety of astronomical observations, familiarly discussed in a conversation between a father and his son: Containing an Account of The Figure, Motion, and Dimensions of the Earth;-a View of the Solar System; the Motions, Distances, &c. of the Planets; a Survey of the Fixed Stars;-an Account of the Circles belonging to the Sphere, and of the different Seasons, as arising from the Earth's Annual Motion;-The Nature and Use of the Terrestrial Globe, with some Necessary Directions relative to Maps;-The Grand Division of the Earth into Land and Water, Continents and Islands;-The Situation and Extent of the several Kingdoms, Provinces, States, and Empires; their Soil, Produce, Governments, Customs, Manners, Religion, &c. By Evan Lloyd, schoolmaster. Illustrated with copperplates and maps. .