A new system of modern geography: or, A geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several nations of the world. : ... To which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names and places alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the coins of all nations, and their value in dollars and cents. III. A chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. IV. The late discoveries of Herschell , and other astronomers. / By William Guthrie, Esq. ; The astronomical parts corrected by Dr. Rittenhouse. ; In two volumes. Volume I[-II].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guthrie, William, 1708-1770.

Contributor:

Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796.

Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826.

Knox, John, 1720-1790, supposed author.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Early works to 1800.

Geography.

Astronomy.

Genre:

Subscription lists (Publishing) -- Pennsylvania -- 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Simmons, J. (autograph) (copy 1)

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations, charts ; 28 cm (4to)

Edition:

The first American edition, corrected, improved, and greatly enlarged.

Other Title:

New system of modern geography.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia: : Printed by Mathew Carey., Feb. 1. M.DCC.XCIV[-April 27, M.DCC.XCV]. [1794-1795]

Notes:

"Of this popular grammar, Knox, the bookseller, is said to be the real compiler."--Watt. Bibl. brit. 1824, v.1:4521.

First published in 1770 under title: A new geographical, historical and commercial grammar.

Evans attributes the American part of the work to Jedidiah Morse.

Imprint of v. 2 (Evans 28782) varies: Printed for Mathew Carey. Colophon of v. 2: Printed by R. Folwell, for Mathew Carey.

Signatures: v. 1, [A]2 B-I2 **(K)**-**(S)**2 K4 L2 *L*2 M-N4 O-6P2; v. 2, [A]2 *(B)*-*(C)*2 B-8Q2 *(2a)*-*(2l)*2 (*(2l)*2 verso blank).

Vol. 1: 572 p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: xi, [1], 704, 43, [1] p., [2] folded leaves.

Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 435, and v. 2, p. 237-240 misnumbered 439, 187-190.

Subscribers' names, v. 2, p. [v]-xi.

Directions to the binder regarding the placement of maps, v. 2, p. [xii]. In addition to the two astronomical charts, 45 maps (15 for v. 1; 30 for v. 2) were issued. They are seldom found bound with the present work, but were issued separately as: The general atlas for Carey's edition of Guthrie's geography, Philadelphia, 1795 (Bristol B9043).

"... Knox, the bookseller, is said to be the real compiler."--Watt, Bibl. brit., 1824, v. 1:452¹.

First published (1770) as: A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar.

Local Notes:

Copy 1: All but 2 maps wanting. Copy 2: All but 1 map wanting.

Athenaeum copy: Curwen/McKeen gift.

Cited in:

Evans 27077

Evans 28782

Sabin 29327

OCLC:

1652335