Title: A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific: or a Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various Divisions
Publisher: HardPress Publishing
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0371266939
ISBN 13: 9780371266939
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New
Weight: 890 grams

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A System Of Geography, Popular And Scientific: Or A Physical, Political, And Statistical Account Of The World And Its Various Divisions by James Bell presents a comprehensive 19th-century reference to the geography, politics, and societies of Europe. The work blends travelogue observations with systematic cataloging of regions, governments, economies, religions, education, and culture, aiming to map lands within the Russian Empire’s orbit and its neighbors. It covers the Baltic provinces in depth—Esthonia, Livonia, Courland, Livland, Finland, �land—and extends to major Russian territories (Moskva, Smolensk, Novgorod, Don Cossacks, Crimea, Odessa), as well as southern frontiers, the Kingdom of Poland and Cracow, and Denmark. The volume is organized into two principal branches: Mathematical Geography, detailing the Earth’s shape, celestial mechanics, latitude/longitude, maps, projections, and navigational methods; and Physical Geography, treating land, sea, climate, geology, rivers, fossils, earthquakes, and the sea’s role in climate and commerce. Illustrated by traveler reports and official data, the work serves geographers, historians, and policymakers seeking a practical, diachronic portrait of Europe’s geographies and polities in the early 19th century.

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