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The general gazetteer; or, compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Capes, &c. in the known world; With The Government, Customs, Manners, And Religion Of The Inhabitants; The Extent, Boundaries, and Natural Productions of each Country; the Trade, Manufactures, and Curiosities of the Cities and Towns; their Longitude, Latitude, Bearings and Distances in English Miles from remarkable Places; and the various Events by which they have been distinguished. Including An Account of the Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Market-Towns, and principal Villages, in Great Britain and Ireland. Illustrated with maps. Originally written by R. Brookes, M.D.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: 1800- Books
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The modern gazetteer: or, A short view of the several nations of the world. Absolutely necessary for rendering the public news, and other historical occurrences, intelligible and entertaining. Containing, I. An introduction to geography; with directions for the use of the terrestrial globe. II. The situation and extent of all the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, and chief towns, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: also, a description of the most considerable seas, lakes, rivers and mountains, all rang'd in alphabetical order. III. The produce, manufactures, trade, constitution, forces, revenues, and religion, of the several countries. IV. The genealogies and families of the emperors, kings, and princes, now reigning. By Mr. Salmon.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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Brookes' general gazetteer abridged. Containing a geographical description of the countries, cities, towns, forts, seas, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world; with their Longitude and Latitude, Bearings and Distances from Remarkable Places, and the Events by which they have been Distinguished. Illustrated by maps.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: 1796- Books
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A new and complete geographical dictionary. Containing a full and accurate description of the several parts of the known world, as divided into continents, islands, oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, &c. The situation, extent, and boundaries, of all the empires, kingdoms, provinces, states, &c. in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Their climates, zones, constitutions, revenues, forces, produce, languages, manufactures, trade, commerce, cities, chief towns, universities, curious pictures, ruins, antiquities, mines, vegetables, minerals, mountains, desarts, forts, castles, harbours, natural and artificial curiosities. Together with the religion, learning, policy, manners, customs, stature, shape, colour, and length of lives of the inhabitants; their virtues and vices; their ceremonies at births, marriages, and funerals; their political and church government, &c. To which will be prefixed, an introductory dissertation, explaining the figure and motion of the earth, the use of the globes, and doctrine of the sphere; with the improvements of the moderns, to render the science of geography easy and intelligible to every capacity. And to render this performance still more perfect and useful, we shall add to the description of every city and town in England, the names of the inns where their respective stage coaches and waggons put up in London, and the days and hours of their setting out from thence. Illustrated with an accurate set of maps, the dresses of the inhabitants, and variety of perspective views of the principal cities, towns, harbours, structures, ruins, &c. By Frederic Watson, M.A. vicar of sutton, and several other gentlemen.
Watson, Frederic.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
The general gazetteer; or, compendious geographical dictionary : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country; ... / originally compiled by R. Brookes.
Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.Date: 1826