A new and easy introduction to universal geography; in a series of letters to a youth at school: Describing The Figure, Motions, and Dimensions of the Earth; the different Seasons of the Year; the Situation and Extent of the several Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Provinces; their Government, Customs, Religion, Manners, and the Characters of the reigning Sovereigns. By the Rev. R. Turner, Jun. LL. D. Late of Magdalen-Hall, Oxford. Illustrated with Copper-Plates, and a new set of maps, Drawn and engraved by the best Artists, on Purpose for this Work. To which is added, a large map of the World, On which are delineated the different Tracks of Captain Cook's Ship, in his three Voyages round the World. Also a plate of the Terrestrial Globe, And a Plate of a new and curious Geographical Clock.
- Turner, R. (Richard), 1753-1788.
- Date:
- 1800
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Publication/Creation
London : printed for J. Johnson, G. G. and J. Robinson, F. and C. Rivington, G. Wilkie, J. Scatcherd Longman and Rees, C. Law, and J. Mawman, 1800.
Physical description
viii,236p.,plates : maps ; 120.
Contributors
Edition
The ninth edition, improved and considerably enlarged.
References note
ESTC T174491
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.