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The general gazetteer; or, compendious geographical dictionary : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, in the known world; with the government, customs, manners and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country ... including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland. Illustrated with maps. The Ninth Edition, with corrections and improvements by Richard Brookes - 1795

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The general gazetteer; or, compendious geographical dictionary : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, in the known world; with the government, customs, manners and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country ... including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland. Illustrated with maps. The Ninth Edition, with corrections and improvements by Richard Brookes - 1795

The general gazetteer; or, compendious geographical dictionary : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, in the known world; with the government, customs, manners and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country ... including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland. Illustrated with maps. The Ninth Edition, with corrections and improvements

by Richard Brookes

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London: B Law, etc, 1795. Book. Good-. Hardcover. 9th edition. Some light foxing, page edges tanned, old worm holes to latter pages (Ukraine - end) and to front board; main binding is very sound, front board is loose but still attached, leather of cover is heavily worn and rubbed. All six folded maps present (World, Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America). Heavy item (>1kg), may incur extra shipping charge outside UK..
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  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1795
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A General Gazetteer
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A General Gazetteer

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The General Gazetteer: Or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary: Containing a Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities ... in ... Manners, and Religion of the Inhabitants

by Brookes, Richard

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by Richard Brookes

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London: Printed for B. Law and Son, Etc.. Used - Acceptable. London: Printed for B. Law and Son, Etc., 1794. 8th edition. 8vo Leather Bound. Unpaginated. Fold-out maps. Reading Copy. Lacking front board and matter. Rear cover and endpages nearly detached. Slightly dampstained. In polypropylene bag. (reference, geography) Inquire if you need further information.
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THE GENERAL GAZETTEER; OR, COMPENDIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, IN MINIATURE. CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPIRES, KINGDOMS, STATES, PROVINCES, CITIES, TOWNS, FORTS, SEAS, HARBOURS, RIVERS, LAKES, MOUNTAINS, CAPES, &C. IN THE KNOWN WORLD...

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London: W. Palmer. Very Good+. 1804. First Edition. Fine Binding. Rebound in fine binding of full leather with gilt stamping and a gilt stamped red leather label on the spine and measuring 6 x 4 inches. Contents are bright with some light scattered foxing, toning and with some dark staining to the outer edge of the pages. Present are 5 fold-out maps which include, a frontispiece illustration map of the Western Hemisphere - Map of Africa - Map of Asia - Map of Europe - and - Map of the Eastern Hemisphere. .
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12mo, period tree calf, spine tooled in gilt, morocco lettering piece, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 6 folding maps, [4], 356 pp. Just a bit of rubbing to joints and extremities, old ink signature to title; otherwise very good to near fine. This is a charming little gazetteer with folding maps of easter and western hemispheres, Africa , Asia, North and South America (on one sheet), and Europe. Thousands of locations are described, from Aa (a river in Dutch Brabant) to Zwoli (a town in the United Provinces). On the verso of the front free endpaper is an early 7 line notation regarding the measurement of longitude.
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