Elements of geography, and of natural and civil history. Containing. I. The order of the spheres. II. The economy of the sublunary works of creation, inanimate and living. III. Picturesque and general sketches of the different parts of the Earth; and the varied appearances and manners of it's inhabitants. IV. The rise, revolution, and fall, of the principal empires of the world. V. Changes through different ages in the manners of mankind. VI. VII. VIII. IX. Description of the different quarters of the world; Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Their cities, provinces, &c. Their climates, soils, animals, plants, minerals, mountains, rivers, lakes, canals, commerce, manufactures, curiosities, schools, learning, literati, religious professions, language, government, history, &c. By John Walker.

  • Walker, John, 1759-1830.
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1800
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London : printed by and for Darton and Harvey, no 55, Gracechurch-Street, for Longman and Rees, H. D. Symonds, Vernor and Hood, J. Walker, J. Cuthell J. Scatcherd, Lackington, Allen and Co. Otridge and Son, R. Faulder, R. Lea, Ogilvy and Son, C. Law, T. Hurst, J. Wright, Crosby and Letterman, J. Wallis. and West and Hughes, 1800.

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viii,[4],620p. ; 80.

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Third edition.

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ESTC T119511

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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