The new, complete, authentic, and universal system of geography: Being a complete modern history and description of the whole world. Containing a particular, full, accurate, circumstantial, and entertaining account, ... of all the various countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. ...Together with the particulars of their situations, ... Likewise geographical descriptions of all the cities, capital towns, villages, their distance and bearing, ... Also useful and entertaining historical and descriptive relations of all their customs, manners, ... and a genuine history of all sorts of birds, beasts, fishes, ... &c. found in the various regions. Including all the valuable discoveries made in the most remarkable voyages and travels to different parts of the world from the earliest period to the present time. Particularly all the modern discoveries in the southern and northern hemispheres. Comprising every interesting circumstance, and entertaining narrative, contained in Captain Cook's voyages round the world. Together with all other modern discoveries of other circumnavigators, ... The whole being brought down to the present time, and forming the most extensive and original production on the subject ever published, ... To which will be added a new, complete, and easy introduction to geography and astronomy; ... By George Henry Millar, Esq. author of a New system of natural history, now publishing with universal applause. Assisted by several gentlemen, celebrated for their knowledge in the science of geography, particularly William Langford, Esq. who accompanied Captain Cook in making the new discoveries. ... The whole embellished with near two hundred capital engravings, being the most elegant set of copper-plates ever published in a work of this kind, ... Also necessary maps, charts, draughts and plans, &c. finely engraved by the most eminent artists.

Date:

[1785?]