PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING, BY SUBSCRIPTION, A NEW SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, ANCIENT AND MODERN
by [Nancrede, Joseph, and Barnard B. Macanulty]: Tytler, Jame
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Sale, 1802. 15,[1],14,[1]pp. Dbd. Final leaf torn, affecting a few words in the advertisement. Two small holes throughout, growing larger toward the rear, affecting a few words on each page of the final seven leaves. A fair copy. An ambitious proposal for a new world geography. Nancrede and Macanulty begin by heavily criticizing extant atlases (including that of Mathew Carey), and end by outlining their ambitious work, to be authored by the noted geographer, James Tytler. Designed as three octavo volumes and one atlas, this text would illustrate the use of globes, offer a general history of mankind, religion, and the earth, and include descriptions of particular countries. The second portion is a supplement, containing a review of Pinkerton's MODERN GEOGRAPHY. A scarce Salem imprint. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 2723, 2724. OCLC 23272910, 80557241.
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- PROPOSALS FOR PUBLISHING, BY SUBSCRIPTION, A NEW SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, ANCIENT AND MODERN
- Author
- [Nancrede, Joseph, and Barnard B. Macanulty]: Tytler, Jame
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Sale
- Date Published
- 1802
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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