Geography for children : Or, A short and easy method of teaching or learning geography: Design'd principally for the use of schools whereby even children may in a short time know the use of the terrestrial globe, and geographical maps, and all the considerable countries in the world; their situation, boundaries, extent, division, Islands, rivers, lakes, chief cities, government and religion. Divided into lessons, by way of question and answer, with a new general map of the world, and also a list of the maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet Du Fresnoy and now greatly augmunted and improv'd thro the whole. The fifth edition. To which is prefix'd, a method of learning geography without a master, for the use of such grown persons as have neglected this useful study in their youth. And to this edition is now added, a table of the latitude and longitude, of the most remarkable places mentioned in this work.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Standardized Title:

Géographie des enfans. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Early works to 1800.

Geography.

Physical Description:

x pages, 2 unnumbered pages,154, that is, 150 pages, 6 unnumbered pages,plate : map ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for James Hodges, at the Looking Glass over against St. Magnus Church, London-bridge, 1750.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

With three final advertisement leaves.

Price in square brackets: (Price bound in Sheep, 1s. 6d. in calf, 2s.)

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N30555.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.