Volume I (of III) of the "Universal Geography" [Including Asia, Africa and Voyages of English Navigators] - formed into a new and entire system; describing Asia, Africa, Europe, and America; with their subdivisions of Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Republics: the extent, boundaries, and remarkable appearances of each country; cities, towns, and curiosities of Nature and Art. Also giving a general account of the fossil and vegetable productions of the Earth, and of every species of animal: The History of Man, in all Climates, Regions and Conditions; Customs, Manners, Laws, Governments and Religions: The State of Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Manufactures and Knowledge. Sketches of the Ancient and Modern History of each Nation and People to which

Payne, John.

Published by Dublin, Printed by Zachariah Jackson (Great Ship-Street), 1792., 1792

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First Edition. Quarto. XV, 894 pages with a list of subscribers and eight fantastic full-page copper engravings (NO MAPS in this Volume) / Frontispiece (The beautiful Frontispiece-plate is cleanly detached and now comes with this beautifully restored book framed): Plates included are: 1. Frontispiece: Vegetable Productions constituting important Articles of Commerce: Nutmeg Tree / Bohea Tea Plant or Thea Bohea / The Cotton Shrub / The Nutmeg enclosed in the Mace and Nutmeg Kernel / Flower of Tea / The Cotton Shrub - This plate is hand-coloured ! / 2. The Artificial Sphere (Globe) with the Solar System and Divisions of the Earth / 3. [Kamtschatka] - A Kamtscadale Travelling in Winter / An inside View of a Winter-Hut of the Kamtschadales / 4. Animals in the Southern Parts of Africa (The Rhinoceros Bicornis / The Buffalo / The Hippopotamus, called by the Hottentots the Seacow) / 5. The Country contiguous to the Cape of Good Hope - Hottentots and their Huts &c. &c. / 6. Portrait - Collection on one plate of Captain James Cook - Killed on the Island of Owhyhee - 14th of February 1779 (From a painting by Dance in the possession of Sir Joshua Banks) - other portraits on that page include A woman and a man of the Sandwich Islands / A Man of the Magea - Omai or Omia , a Native of Ulietea / 7. Portrait - Collection on one plate of: Poulaho - King of the Friendly Islands / A Man of van Diemen's Land / A Woman from van Diemen's Land / A Woman of Prince William's Sound / A Man of Prince William's Sound / 8. Portrait-Collection on one plate of: A woman of Otaheite Island (Tahiti) bringing a present / A Woman of Otaheite (Tahiti) dancing / An Otahetian (Tahiti) in the Dress of his Country / A New Zealand Warrior completely armed (Maori) // Hardcover / Professionally restored original 18th-century leather with original gilt ornament and new labels on spine. Binding rubbed but after the masterful restoration in very good condition. Some of the plates slightly loose but not detached. Very few minor wormhole damage to the last 250 pages. Rare with the plates ! From the library of Richard Meade, Ballymartle, with his original bookplate to the pastedown. One of the early accounts of english Navigation and Discovery. Sprache: english.

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• Title: Volume I (of III) of the "Universal Geography" [Including Asia, Africa and Voyages of English Navigators] - formed into a new and entire system; describing Asia, Africa, Europe, and America; with their subdivisions of Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Republics: the extent, boundaries, and remarkable appearances of each country; cities, towns, and curiosities of Nature and Art. Also giving a general account of the fossil and vegetable productions of the Earth, and of every species of animal: The ...
• Publisher: Dublin, Printed by Zachariah Jackson (Great Ship-Street), 1792.
• Publication Date: 1792
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Weight: 1200 grams
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