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Europe - Gazetteers - Early works to 1800
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The gazetteer's or newsman's interpreter. Being a geographical index of all the empires, kingdoms, Islands, Provinces, Peninsula's: As also, Of the Cities, Patriarchships, Bishopricks, Universities, Ports, Forts, Castles, &c. in Asia, Africa and America. Shewing, the division and boundary of every country, to whom now subject: The Situation of the several Cities and Places contained therein, in respect to Rivers, Bays, Seas, Mountains, and the like: Their Distances from others of most Note, and what is most memorable concerning them, with their Longitude and Latitude, according to the best Authorities, and latest Observations. To which is added, An Account of the Imperial, Royal, and Princely Families of these three Parts of the World. The second part. The Whole of special Use for the true Understanding of Modern History, and the State of Affairs in those Parts of the World, and explained by Abbreviations and Figures for the Conveniency of the Pocket.
Date: MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]- Books
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The gazetteer's: or newsman's interpreter. Being a geographical index. Of all the considerable cities, partriarchships, Bishopricks, Universities, Dukedoms, Earldoms, and such like; Imperial and Hance-Towns, Ports, Forts, Castles, &c. in Europe. shewing In what Kingdoms, Provinces, and Counties, they are; to what Prince they are now subject; upon, or nigh what Rivers, Bays, Seas, Mountains, &c. they stand; their Distances (in English Miles) from several other places of Note; with their Longitude and Latitude, according to the best and approved Maps. Of special Use for the true Understanding of all Modern Histories of Europe, as well as the present Affairs; and for the conveniency of Cheapness and Pocket Carriage, Explained by Abbreviations and Figures. The eighth edition, corrected and very much enlarged with the addition of a table of the births, marriages, &c. of all the kings, Princes and Potentates of Europe. By Lawrence Eachard, A.M. of Christ's College in Cambridge.
Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.Date: 1706- Books
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The gazetteer's or newsman's interpreter. Being a geographical index of all the empires, kingdoms, Islands, Provinces, Peninsula's: As also, Of the Cities, Patriarchships, Bishopricks, Universities, Ports, Forts, Castles, &c. in Asia, Africa and America. Shewing, the division and boundary of every country, to whom now subject: The Situation of the several Cities and Places contained therein, in respect to Rivers, Bays, Seas, Mountains, and the like: Their Distances from others of most Note, and what is most memorable concerning them, with their Longitude and Latitude, according to the best Authorities, and latest Observations. To which is added, An Account of the Imperial, Royal, and Princely Families of these three Parts of the World. The second part. The Whole of special Use for the true Understanding of Modern History, and the State of Affairs in those Parts of the World, and explained by Abbreviations and Figures for the Conveniency of the Pocket.
Date: 1732