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  3. Vinson, Thomas [Author] ; Mann, Herman [Other]

    Universal geography improved, or, A present view of the terraqueous globe : in six parts, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, New Holland

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    Dedham, Mass: Printed for the proprietor, 1818

    Published in: Early American Imprints. Series II : Shaw/Shoemaker 1801-1819

  4. Bankes, Thomas [Author]

    A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography : Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated. Navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, kingdoms, states, republics, provinces, continents, islands, oceans, &c. With the various countries, cities, towns, promontories, capes, bays, peninsulas, isthmusses, gulphs, rivers, harbours, lakes, mountains, volcanos, deserts, &c. Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, boundaries, climates, soil, natural and artificial curiosities, mines, metals, minerals, trees, shrubs, fruits, flowers, herbs, and other vegetable productions. With an account of the religion, laws, customs, manners, genius, habits, amusements, and ceremonies of the respective inhabitants their arts, sciences, manufactures, trade, commerce, military and civil governments, &c. also exact descriptions of the various kinds of beasts, birds, fishes, amphibious creatures, reptiles, insects, &c. together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, also an account of the most remarkable battles, sieges, sea-fights, 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. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to 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. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook's voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian's family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom

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    London: [Printed for C. Cooke, No. 17, Pater-Noster-Row; and sold by the book-sellers of Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, Canterbury, Cambridge, Coventry, Chester, Derby, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Hull, Ipswich, Leeds, Liverpool, Leicester, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Northampton, Oxford, Reading, Salisbury, Sherborn, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, ..., Winchester, York; and ... booksellers in En[gland,] Sco[tland], [1790?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  5. Middleton, Charles Theodore [Author]

    A new and complete system of geography : Containing a full, accurate, authentic and interesting account and description of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America ; as Consisting Of Continents Islands Oceans Seas Rivers Lakes Promontories Capes Bays Peninsulas Isthmusses Gulphs, &c. And Divided Into Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Republics. Together With Their Limits, Boundaries, Climate, Soil, Natural and Artificial Curiosities and Productions, Religion, Laws, Government, Revenues, Forces, Antiquities, &c. Also the Provinces, Cities, Towns, Villages, Forts, Castles, Harbours, Sea-Ports, Aqueducts, Mountains, Mines, Minerals, Fossils, Roads, Public and Private Edifices, Universities, &c. contained in each: And all that is interesting relative to the Customs, Manners, Genius, Tempers, Habits, Amusements, Ceremonies, Commerce, Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, and Language of the Inhabitants. With an accurate and lively Description of the various Kinds of Birds, Beasts, Reptiles, Fishes, amphibious Creatures, Insects, &c. Including The Essence of the most remarkable Voyages and Travels that have been performed by the Navigators and Travellers of different Countries, particularly the late Discoveries in the South Seas, and the Voyages towards the North Pole, with every Curiosity that hath hitherto appeared in any Language respecting the different Parts of the Universe. Likewise Many curious and interesting Circumstances concerning various Places, communicated by several Gentlemen to the Authors of this Work. Also A Concise History of every Empire, Kingdom, State, &c. with the various Revolutions they have undergone. To which will be added, A New and Easy Guide to Geography, the Use of the Globes, &c. with an Account of the Rise and Progress of Navigation, its Improvements and Utility to Mankind. The whole embellished and enriched with upwards of One Hundred most elegant and superb Copper Plates, engraved in such a Manner as to do infinite Honour to the respective Artists by whom they are executed. These Embellishments consist of Views, Maps, Land and Water Perspectives; Birds, Beasts, Fishes, &c. as also the various Dresses of the Inhabitants of different Countries, with their strange Ceremonies, Customs, Amusements, &c. &c. By Charles Theodore Middleton, Esq. assisted by several gentlemen eminent for their Knowledge in the Science of Geography

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    London: printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespear's-Head, No. 17, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1777-1778 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  6. Morse, Jedidiah [Author]; Adams, A. [Cartographer]; Harris, Cyrus [Cartographer] ; Gridley, Enoch G. [Engraver]; Morse, Jedidiah [Other]; Parish, Elijah [Other]

    A new gazetteer of the Eastern continent; or, A geographical dictionary : containing, in alphabetical order, a description of all the countries, kingdoms, states, cities, towns, principal rivers, lakes, harbours, mountains, &c. &c. in Europe, Asia, Africa, and their adjacent islands

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    Charlestown [Mass.]: Printed and sold by Samuel Etheridge, 1802

    Published in: Early American Imprints. Series II : Shaw/Shoemaker 1801-1819

  7. Webster, Noah [Author]

    Elements of useful knowledge : Containing a historical and geographical account of the empires and states in Europe, Asia and Africa, with their colonies. ; To which is added, a brief description of New Holland, and the principal islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. ; For the use of schools

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    Hartford: Printed by Hudson and Goodwin, 1812

    Published in: Early American Imprints. Series II : Shaw/Shoemaker 1801-1819

  8. Webster, Noah [Author]

    Elements of useful knowledge : Containing a historical and geographical account of the empires and states in Europe, Asia and Africa, with their colonies. ; To which is added, a brief description of New Holland, and the principal islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. ; For the use of schools

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    New-Haven, <Connecticut>: Published by Bronson, Walter & Co. O. Steele & Co. printers, 1806

    Published in: Early American Imprints. Series II : Shaw/Shoemaker 1801-1819

  9. Morse, Jedidiah [Author]; Arrowsmith, John [Cartographer] ; Arrowsmith, Aaron [Other]; Gridley, Enoch G. [Engraver]; Lewis, Samuel [Other]; Marshall, Thomas K. [Engraver]; Scoles, John [Engraver]; Webber, Samuel [Other]

    The American universal geography: or, A view of the present state of all the empires, kingdoms, states, and republicks in the known world, and of the United States of America in particular : In two parts. ; The first part treats of astronomical geography, and other useful preliminaries to the study of geography, in an enlarged and improved introduction--of the western or American continent--of its discovery--its aboriginal inhabitants, and when they came--its divisions--but more particularly of the United States of America, generally and individually--of their situation, extent, civil divisions, rivers, lakes, climate, mountains, soil, produce, natural history, commerce, manufactures, population, character, curiosities, waters, springs, mines and minerals, military strength, government, islands, history of the war, and succeeding events--closing with a view of the British, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and other dominions, on the continent and in the West-Indies. ; The second part describes at large, and from the latest and best authorities, the present state, in respect to the above-mentioned particulars, of the eastern continent and its islands--as divided into Europe, Asia and Africa--and subdivided into empires, kingdoms and republicks. ; To which are added, an improved catalogue of names of places, and their geographical situation, alphabetically arranged: an enlarged chronological table, of remarkable events from the creation to the present time: a list of ancient and modern learned and eminent men:--and a table of all the monies of the world, reduced to federal currency. ; The whole comprehending a complete and improved system of modern geography, calculated for Americans. ; Illustrated with six maps, and accompanied by a new and elegant general atlas of the world, containing (in a separate volume) sixty-three maps, and comprising all the new discoveries to the present time - [Fifth edition--corrected and improved]

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    Boston: Printed by J.T. Buckingham, for Thomas & Andrews. Sold at their bookstore, no. 45 Newbury-Street; by said Thomas in Worcester; and by the principal booksellers in the United States, 1805

    Published in: Early American Imprints. Series II : Shaw/Shoemaker 1801-1819

  10. Meriton, George [Author]

    A geographical description of the world : with a brief account of the several empires, dominions, and parts thereof : as also the natures of the people, the customs, manners, and commodities of the several countreys : with a description of the principal cities in each dominion : together with a short direction for travellers - [The third edition enlarged and amended]

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    London: Printed for William Leake and John Leake, 1679 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  11. Meriton, George [Author]

    A geographical description of the world : with a brief account of the several empires, dominions, and parts thereof : as also the natures of the people, the customs, manners, and commodities of the several countreys : with a description of the principal cities in each dominion : together with a short direction for travellers

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    London: Printed for William Leake, 1671 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  12. Fenning, Daniel [Author] ; Collyer, Joseph [Other]

    A new system of geography : or, a general description of the world. Containing A Particular and Circumstantial Account of all the Countries, Kingdoms, and States of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Their Situation, Climate, Mountains, Seas, Rivers, Lakes, &c. The Religion, Manners, Customs, Manufactures, Trade, and Buildings of the Inhabitants. With The Birds, Beasts, Reptiles, Insects, the various Vegetables, and Minerals, found in different Regions. Embellished with a new and accurate set of maps, by the best Geographers; and great variety of copper-plates, containing Perspective Views of the Principal Cities, Structures, Ruins, &c. By D. Fenning, (author of the Royal English Dictionary, the Use of the Globes, the Young Algebraist's Companion, &c.) J. Collyer, (author of the Letters from Felicia to Charlotte; and Translator of the Messiah, from the German of Mr. Klopstock.) and others

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    London: printed for S. Crowder, at the Looking-Glass, in Pater-Noster-Row; and sold by Mr. Jackson, at Oxford; Mr. Merril, at Cambridge; Mess. Smith, in Dublin; and all other Booksellers in Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1766 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  13. Avril, Philippe [Author] ; Hakluyt, Richard [Other]; Purchas, Samuel [Other]

    Travels into divers parts of Europe and Asia, undertaken by the French King's order to discover a new way by land into China : containing many curious remarks in natural philosophy, geography, hydrology and history : together with a description of Great Tartary and of the different people who inhabit there

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    London: Printed for Tim. Goodwin, 1693 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  14. Büsching, Anton Friedrich [Author]

    A new system of geography : in which is given, a general account of the situation and limits, the manners, history, ... of the several kingdoms and states ... By A. F. Busching, ... Carefully translated from the last edition of the German original. ... Illustrated with thirty-six maps, ... In six volumes

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    London: printed for A. Millar, 1762 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  15. Breval, John [Author]

    Remarks on several parts of Europe : relating chiefly to the history, antiquities and geography, of those countries through which the author has travel'd; As France, the Low Countries, Lorrain, Alsatia, Germany, Savoy, Tyrol, Switzerland, Italy and Spain. Illustrated with several maps, Plans, and above Forty Copper Plates. ... . By J. Breval, Esq; late Fellow of Trinity College in Cambridge

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    London: printed for Bernard Lintot at the Cross-Keys between the Temple-Gates in Fleetstreet, 1726 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  16. Meriton, George [Author]

    A geographical description of the world : with a brief account of the several empires, dominions, and parts thereof, as also the natures of the people, the customs, manners, and commodities of the several countreys : with a description of the principal cities in each dominion, together with a short direction for travellers - [The second edition, enlarged and amended]

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    London: Printed for William Leake and John Leake, 1674 ; Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI, 1999

    Published in: Early English Books Online / EEBO

  17. Payne, John [Author]

    Universal geography formed into a new and entire system : describing Asia, Africa, Europe, and America; with their Subdivisions of Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Republics: The Extent, Boundaries, and remarkable Appearances of each Country; Cities, Towns, and Curiosities of Nature and Art. also giving a general account of the Fossil and Vegetable Productions of the Earth, and of every Species of Animal: the history of man, in all Climates, Regions, and Conditions; Customs, Manners, Laws, Governments, and Religions: the state of arts, sciences, commerce, Manufactures, and Knowledge. Sketches of the Ancient and Modern History of each Nation and People, To which is added, a short view of astronomy, as Connected with Geography, of the Planetary System to which the Earth belongs; and of the Universe in General. by John Payne. With a Set of Maps, drawn from the best Materials, every one of which is very Neatly Coloured; And a great Variety of Copper-Plates

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    London: printed for the author, and sold by J. Johnson, No 72, St. Paul's Church Yard, and C. Stalker, Stationer's Court, Ludgate Street, MDCCXCI. [1791] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  18. Payne, John [Author]

    Universal geography formed into a new and entire system : describing Asia, Africa, Europe, and America; with their subdivisions of Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Republics: The Extent, Boundaries, and remarkable Appearances of each Country; Cities, Towns, and Curiosities of Nature and Art. Also giving a general account of the Fossil and Vegetable Productions of the Earth, and of every Species of Animal: the history of man, in all climates, regions, and conditions; customs, manners, laws, governments, and religions: the state of arts, sciences, commerce, Manufactures, and knowledge: sketches of the Ancient and Modern History of each Nation and People. To which is added, a short view of astronomy, as connected with Geography; of the Planetary System to which the Earth belongs; and of the Universe in General. By John Payne. With a set of maps, With a Set of Maps, drawn from the best Materials, every one of which is very Neatly coloured; and a great variety of copper-plates; Descriptive of the most Remarkable Curiosities in the World. The Benefit of Geography is manifold. Some Parts relate to Civil Matters, and the Exploits of princes; some to the Heavens and to the Earth; Also to the Knowledge acquired by Navigation; to an Acquaintance with Animals, Plants, and Fruits, which are universally overspread. Strabo, Book I. Poem

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    Dublin: printed by Zachariah Jackson, (no. 5,) New Buildings, Sackville-Street, 1793. [i.e. 1794] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  19. Charrier, J. Samuel [Author]

    A new description of Europe in various columns : whereby is exhibited at one view. I. All its empires, kingdoms, republics and states; their situation, 1. From the Center of Europe in the first Column, which we fix at Cracow, in Poland; and, 2. from London, as observed in the 4th Column; also their Length, Breadth, Divisions, Inhabitants, Religion, ancient Names, Neighbours, Metropolis, Titles, Situation, whether on Rivers or Seas, &c. and Provinces; their Latitude and Longitude, Coronation Place, longest Day, difference of Time, Distance and Bearing from London; Climate, their Antipodes, the Time of High Water at some Places, with other useful Observations, Likewise other large Cities of the second Magnitude, with their Titles, Latitude, &c. Also remarkable Rivers, Mountains, Volcanos, Lakes, Gulphs, Bays, Streights, Capes, &c. Secondly, The present Sovereigns, their Age, and the Year of Accession; the Heirs Apparent, and their Age; eight of the immediate Predecessors, with the Year of their Accession, and the different Orders of Knighthood, and when instituted. Thirdly, The chief Produce, Manufactures, &c. And, Fourthly, Short Accounts of the various Countries, as Outlines of the History, and of the best English and French Authors, who have treated on this Subject. To which is Added, A very copious List of all the Cities and Towns of every Empire, Kingdom and State, in Europe, with their different Titles, Magnitudes, remarkable Events, and other useful and curious Remarks, in Abbreviations and Characteristics; after a Method entirely new, and never before published. At the End of this Work, is added a variety of very useful Tables, with other Observations. The Whole, being Multum in Parvo, is composed, calculated, and compiled, from the best Authors, By J.S. Charrier, Teacher of Geography, the Use of the Globes, the French Language, &c. Author of the Chorographical Description of England and Wales, the Geographical Table of noted Cities, improver and editor of Dr. Nugent's Pocket Dictionary, French and English, &c

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    London: printed for the author, by J.W. Basham, Black-Friars; and sold by the author only, who may always he heard of at Mr. Dully's, No. 25, Poultry, 1781 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  20. Gentleman of the Bank of England [Author] ; Barrow, John teacher of mathematics [Other]

    The gentleman, tradesman, and traveller's pocket library : containing, a short system of geography, the political history of Europe, a view of the constitution of Great Britain ... some account of the principal curiosities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America - [2nd ed]

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    London: Printed for the author, and sold by J. Newbery, 1756 ; Farmington Hills, Mich: Thomson Gale