An introduction to geography, by way of question and answer. Particularly design'd for the use of schools: giving a general description of all remarkable countries in the world; Of their Situation, Extent, Division, Cities, Rivers, Soil, Commodities, Rarities, Archbishopricks, Bishopricks, Universities, Manners, Government, Religion, &c. To which is prefix'd, an explanation of the sphere, Or of all the Terms any ways necessary for the right understanding of the Terraqueous Globe. with the addition of a short dictionary Of the most common Names of antient Geography. Together with an Index of the principal Places, Rivers, &c. mention'd in this Book. Translated and improv'd from the last edition of Mr. Hubner's Geography, Written Originally in German.
- Hübner, Johann, 1688-1731.
- Date:
- MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]
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Kurze Fragen aus der neuen und alten Geographie. English
Publication/Creation
London : printed for T. Cox, at the Lamb, under the Royal Exchange, MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]
Physical description
[6],283,[25]p.,plates : maps ; 120.
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References note
ESTC T198436
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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.