The Rudiments of Geography: Being a Concise Description of the Various Kingdoms, States, Empires, Countries, and Islands in the World: Together with Their Latitudes, Longitudes, Extent, Boundaries, Rivers, Lakes, Air, Climate, Soil, Produce, Manufactures, Chief Towns, Population, Religion, and Learning. With an Introduction Explaining the Astronomical Part of Geography. To Which Is Added, an Enlarged Chronological Table of the Most Important Events Which Have Happened from the Creation of the World to the Present Day.

Hubbard, John

Published by Joseph Dix; I. H. Carpenter, printer., Barnard, VT, 1814

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Sixth Edition, Revised and Corrected. Original publisher's pre-binding. Blue paper-covered boards backed with brown leather. No lettering on spine. 4 1/4" x 6 1/4." 240 pages, complete. No maps or illustrations (as originally published). Index in back. Pages are clean and intact overall but have browning and dampstaining throughout (text still very readable) and a former owner's black ink signature on verso of front free endpaper. Covers are clean and intact overall but have dampstaining and slight chipping and general wear to corners, edges, and head and tail of spine. A Good copy. An encyclopedia providing a survey of world geography by John Hubbard. A variety of geographical subjects is discussed herein but each section is relatively brief. The following are some of the subject addressed in this work: "Astronomy," "Solar System," "North America," "Danish America--West Greenland," "British America," "The United States," "Spanish America," "West Indies," "South America," "Europe," "Asia," "Africa," and "General Observations" [includes commentary about different ethnicities from around the world]." Several of the broader categories, such as "The United States," "South America," "Europe," "Asia" and "Africa" include some sections about the constituent states or countries of the respective country or continent.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Rudiments of Geography: Being a Concise Description of the Various Kingdoms, States, Empires, Countries, and Islands in the World: Together with Their Latitudes, Longitudes, Extent, Boundaries, Rivers, Lakes, Air, Climate, Soil, Produce, Manufactures, Chief Towns, Population, Religion, and Learning. With an Introduction Explaining the Astronomical Part of Geography. To Which Is Added, an Enlarged Chronological Table of the Most Important Events Which Have Happened from the Creation of the ...
• Publisher: Joseph Dix; I. H. Carpenter, printer., Barnard, VT
• Publication Date: 1814
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Good
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