2 options
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, one thousand cities, towns, and villages in the United States ... Illustrated by eight maps, neatly executed. / Originally written by R. Brookes, M. D.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection G102 .B88 1812
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1812 Brookes
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brookes, R. (Richard), active 1721-1763.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geography--Dictionaries.
- Geography.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- xvi pages, 769 unnumbered pages : 8 folded maps (including frontispiece) ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- The second American edition, from the latest European, with great additions and improvements in every part.
- Other Title:
- General gazetteer improved
- General gazetteer.
- Place of Publication:
- Published by Johnson and Warner ; Philadelphia, and Richmond, Virginia., 1812.
- Cited in:
- Shaw & Shoemaker 24939
- Shaw/Shoemaker 24939
- OCLC:
- 2589622
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.