The general gazetteer: or, compendious geographical dictionary. Containing a description of all the empires, kingdoms, States, Republics, Provinces, Cities, Chief Towns, Forts, Fortresses, Castles, Citadels, Seas, Harbours, Bays, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Capes, and promontories in the known world; together with the government, policy, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; The Extent, Bounds, and Natural Productions of each Country; and the Trade, Manufactures, and Curiosities, of the Cities and Towns; their Longitude, Latitude, Bearing and Distances in English Miles from remarkable Places; AS Also, The Sieges they have undergone, and the Battles fought near them. Including An Authentic Account of the Counties, Cities, and Market-Towns in England and Wales; as also the Villages, with the Day-on which the Fairs are kept. Embellished with nine maps. By R. Brookes, M.D.
- Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.
- Date:
- MDCCLXXIII, [1773]
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Publication/Creation
London : printed for J. and F. Rivington, T. Carnan, and F. Newbery, junior, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; W. Johnston, in Ludgate-Street; T. Lowndes, in Fleet-Street; S. Crowder, and G. Robinson, in Pater-Noster-Row; B. Law, in Ave-Mary-Lane; T. Becket and Co. in the Strand; W. Griffin, in Catharine-Street; and B. Collins, in Salisbury, MDCCLXXIII, [1773]
Physical description
xvi,[664]p.,plates : maps ; 80.
Contributors
Edition
The third edition, corrected.
References note
ESTC T122415
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.