Brookes's General gazetteer improved; or, A new and compendious geographical dictionary: containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities ... &c. in the known world. With the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country ... and the various events by which they have been distinguished. Including a detail of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland: together with a succinct account of, at least, seven hundred cities, towns and villages in the United States ... Illustrated by eight maps, neatly executed. / Originally written by R. Brookes, M. D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brookes, Richard, active 1750.

Contributor:

Harris, John Levett, donor.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Dictionaries.

Geography.

Gazetteers.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xvi pages, 807 unnumbered pages : 8 folded maps (including frontispiece) ; 21 cm

Edition:

The first American edition from the latest European, with great additions and improvements in every part.

Other Title:

General gazetteer

General gazetteer.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Published by Jacob Johnson, & co. No. 147, Market-street. John Bioren, printer., 1806.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Harris bequest.

Cited in:

Shaw & Shoemaker 10038

Shaw/Shoemaker 10038

OCLC:

2854018