A compendious geographical dictionary, containing, a concise description of the most remarkable places, ancient and modern, in Europe, Asia, Africa, & America, interspersed with historical anecdotes. To which are added, a chronological table from the creation to the present time; a monthly list of all the fixed fairs in England and Wales; and, a table of the Coins of the Various Nations, and their values in English money. To the whole is prefixed, an introduction, exhibiting a view of the newtonian system of the Planets, &c.
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- 1795
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Publication/Creation
London : printed for W. Peacock, No. 18, Salisbury-Court, 1795.
Physical description
iv,33,[369]p.,plates : maps ; 240.
Edition
The second edition. Embellished with maps.
References note
Alston, XI.146
ESTC T30957
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.