The rudiments of geography: Being a concise description of the various kingdoms, states, empires, countries, and islands in the world: : Together with their latitudes, longitudes, extent, boundaries, rivers, lakes, air, climate, soil, produce, manufactures, chief towns, population, religion, and learning. : With an introduction, explaining the astronomical part of geography. : To which is added a chronological table of the most important events which have happened, from the Creation of the world to the present day. / By John Hubbard, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hubbard, John, 1759-1810.

Contributor:

Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832, engraver.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 15278.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography.

Commercial geography.

Chronology, Historical.

Genre:

Juvenile literature -- 1808.

Textbooks.

Maps -- World.

Physical Description:

x pages, 1 unnumbered page, 12-240 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : 1 map ; 17 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition, carefully revised and corrected by the author. [One line in Latin from Cicero].

Place of Publication:

Walpole, N.H. : Published by Thomas & Thomas, proprietors of the work, and sold wholesale and retail at the Walpole Book-Store. Cheever Felch, printer., 1808.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

"The following compendium of geography is intended entirely for the use of schools, and those persons who have not leisure to peruse a larger treatise. ... He has not followed the common method of teaching the elements of geography by question and answer, ... He has made it his study to exhibit to the reader, in as short and concise a manner as possible, all the most important objects of geography. ..."--Preface, p. [v], dated: Deerfield, (Mass.), 16th Feb. 1803.

Massachusetts District copyright Feb. 23, 1803 by John Hubbard.

Error in paging: page 169 misnumbered 16.

Map has caption "Map of the world with the latest discoveries[.] Engraved for Hubbard's Rudiments of geography." Signed: Doolittle [i.e., Amos Doolittle] sculp.

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