A new introduction to the knowledge and use of maps; rendered easy and familiar to any capacity. Teaching those who are totally unacquainted with Maps and Geographe, an ample Knowledge of both in a found four without the Assistance of a Master; with a Clear and Philosophic Exeplanation of several fine Effects of Nature, and the Phaenomena of the Heavenly Bodies, at they appear in different Countries. Intended as a rational Entertainment and Improvement for Youth of both Sexes. Illustrated with accurate maps and plates. The fourth edition. To which is added, an appendix, containing remarks on Dr. Solander and Mr. Banks's vogage to the southern hemisphere. And also Some late Discoveries near the North Role; with Observations Astronomical, Philosophical, and Geographical.

  • Harrington, S.
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1775
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London : printed for the author, and sold by S. Crowder, in Pater-Noster-Row, and J. Walter, at Charing-Cross, 1775.

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x,[2],214p.,plates : ill.,maps ; 120.

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ESTC T114370

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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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