A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World. Containing I. The Figures, Motions, and Distances of the Planets, according to the Newtonian System and the latest Observations. II. A general View of the Earth considered as a Planet; with several useful Geographical Definitions and Problems. III. The grand Divisions of the Globe into Land and Water, Continents and Islands. IV. The Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, and Colonies. V. Their Climate, Air, Soil, vegetable Productions, Metals, Minerals, natural Curiosities, Seas, Rivers, Bays, Capes, Promontories, and Lakes. VI. The Birds and Beasts peculiar to each Country. VII. Observations on the Changes that have been any where observed upon the Face of Nature since the most early Periods of History. VIII. The History and Origin of Nations: their Forms of Government, Religion, Laws, Revenues, Taxes, naval and military Strength. IX. The Genius, Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. X. Their Language, Learning, Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, and Commerce. XI. The chief Cities, Structures, Ruins, and artificial Curiosities. XII. The Longitude, Latitude, Bearings, and Distances of principal Places from London. To which are added, I. A Geographical Index, with the Names of Places, alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the Coins of all Nations, and their Value in English Money. III. A Chronological Table of remarkable Events, from the Creation to the present Time. […] Illustrated with a Correct Set of Maps, Engraved from the most recent Observations and Draughts of Geographical Travellers.

Guthrie, William and Ferguson, James and Herschel, [William?] (1798-1798): A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World. Containing I. The Figures, Motions, and Distances of the Planets, according to the Newtonian System and the latest Observations. II. A general View of the Earth considered as a Planet; with several useful Geographical Definitions and Problems. III. The grand Divisions of the Globe into Land and Water, Continents and Islands. IV. The Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, and Colonies. V. Their Climate, Air, Soil, vegetable Productions, Metals, Minerals, natural Curiosities, Seas, Rivers, Bays, Capes, Promontories, and Lakes. VI. The Birds and Beasts peculiar to each Country. VII. Observations on the Changes that have been any where observed upon the Face of Nature since the most early Periods of History. VIII. The History and Origin of Nations: their Forms of Government, Religion, Laws, Revenues, Taxes, naval and military Strength. IX. The Genius, Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. X. Their Language, Learning, Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, and Commerce. XI. The chief Cities, Structures, Ruins, and artificial Curiosities. XII. The Longitude, Latitude, Bearings, and Distances of principal Places from London. To which are added, I. A Geographical Index, with the Names of Places, alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the Coins of all Nations, and their Value in English Money. III. A Chronological Table of remarkable Events, from the Creation to the present Time. […] Illustrated with a Correct Set of Maps, Engraved from the most recent Observations and Draughts of Geographical Travellers. 1, 17, xvi + 1000, London. Contains several maps., ?,

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A New Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World. Containing I. The Figures, Motions, and Distances of the Planets, according to the Newtonian System and the latest Observations. II. A general View of the Earth considered as a Planet; with several useful Geographical Definitions and Problems. III. The grand Divisions of the Globe into Land and Water, Continents and Islands. IV. The Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, and Colonies. V. Their Climate, Air, Soil, vegetable Productions, Metals, Minerals, natural Curiosities, Seas, Rivers, Bays, Capes, Promontories, and Lakes. VI. The Birds and Beasts peculiar to each Country. VII. Observations on the Changes that have been any where observed upon the Face of Nature since the most early Periods of History. VIII. The History and Origin of Nations: their Forms of Government, Religion, Laws, Revenues, Taxes, naval and military Strength. IX. The Genius, Manners, Customs, and Habits of the People. X. Their Language, Learning, Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, and Commerce. XI. The chief Cities, Structures, Ruins, and artificial Curiosities. XII. The Longitude, Latitude, Bearings, and Distances of principal Places from London. To which are added, I. A Geographical Index, with the Names of Places, alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the Coins of all Nations, and their Value in English Money. III. A Chronological Table of remarkable Events, from the Creation to the present Time. […] Illustrated with a Correct Set of Maps, Engraved from the most recent Observations and Draughts of Geographical Travellers.

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Guthrie New Geographical, historical, and Commercial Grammar

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Guthrie, William
Ferguson, James
Herschel, [William?]

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Printed for Charles Dilly, and G.G. and J. Robinson

Place of Publication:

London

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Year:

From	To
1798	1798

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Number of pages:

xvi + 1000

illustrations:

Contains several maps.

Language:

English

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Later translated into
French

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Guthrie, William and Ferguson, James and Noël, François Joseph Michel and Soulès, François (1799-1799): Nouvelle géographie, universelle, descritptive, historique, industrielle et commerciale des quatre parties du monde, contenant: I. Un précis d'Astronomie, mis à la portée de tout lecteur, où l'on explique les figures, mouvemens et distances des planètes, d'après Newton et les dernières observations. II. Un traité de Sphère et de Cosmographie, où l'on donne une vue générale de la Terre, considérée comme planète; avec plusieurs définitions géographiques, et problèmes utiles. III. Les grandes divisions du globe, en terre, eau, continens et îles. IV. La situation, étendue et description des Républiques, Empires, Royaumes, Etats, Provinces et Colonies. V. Leur climat, air, sol, productions végétales, métaux, minéraux, curiosités naturelles, mers, fleuves, rivières, baies, caps, promontoires et lacs. VI. Un abrégé d'Histoire Naturelle des oiseaux et animaux propres à chaque pays. VII. La géographie ancienne et moderne comparée; des observations sur les changemens arrivés sur la surface de la terre, depuis la plus haute antiquité. VIII. L'histoire et l'origine des nations, les formes de leurs gouvernements, leurs religions, lois, revenus, taxes, population, leurs forces militaires et navales, dignités, ordres de chevalerie. IX. Le génie, les mœurs, coutumes, usages et amusemens des différens peuples. X. Leurs langues, connoissances, arts, sciences, savans, manufactures, industrie, commerce, exportations et importations. XI. Les principales villes, les monumens, ruines, et curiosités artificielles. XII. Les longitudes, latitudes et distances des principales places, comptées de Paris. Avec des observations extraites de l'histoire du commerce d'Anderson, et des plus récens et célèvres voyageurs. Une Table chronologique des événemens remarquables, depuis la création jusqu'à nos jours. Une liste des savans de l'univers, avec les genres de sciences dans lesquelles ils ont excellé, et l'époque de leurs siècles. Une table des Monnoies étrangères, réduites en argent de France. […]. 3, 1, vol. 1: lxvi + 607 p. vol. 2: vii + 792 p. vol. 2: xii + 742 p., Paris. 8°,

Prefaces:

Preface, p. vii-xii.

Other paratexts:

Advertisment, p. iii-vi. Introduction, 1-58.

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Google Books

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https://books.google.to/books?id=YAL9UM0X3ogC, https://books.google.to/books?id=00PGd10YXTgC

URI:

http://encyclopaedias.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/497

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