A new system of modern geography, or, A geographical, historical, and commercial grammar and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... / by William Guthrie, esq. ; the astronomical part by James Ferguson, F.R.S.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guthrie, William, 1708-1770.

Contributor:

Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.

Dilly, Charles, 1739-1807, bookseller.

G. G. J. and J. Robinson (Paternoster-Row, London, England), bookseller.

Robert Frost Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Early works to 1800.

Geography.

Penn Provenance:

Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)

Boulton, Matthew, 1728-1809 (bookplate) (Frost Collection copy)

Physical Description:

ix pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 950 pages, 26 unnumbered pages, 26 unnumbered leaves of plates : maps ; 29 cm (4to)

Edition:

The third edition, with great additions and improvements, and a copious index, illlustrated with a set of large and accurate maps.

Other Title:

New system of modern geography

Geographical, historical, and commercial grammar and present state of the several kingdoms of the world

Fingerprint:

y.o- 8771 3029 1514 (3) 1786 (R)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for C. Dilly ... and G. G. J. and J. Robinson ..., MDCCLXXXVI [1786]

Notes:

Signatures: [A]² a⁴ B-6H⁴.

Directions to the binder on leaf a4v.

Errata on leaf 6H4r.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Frost Collection copy: maps wanting (i.e. plate after p. 286 only).

Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.

Frost Collection copy has bookplate ("M. BOULTON'S LIBRARY, SOHO.") of Matthew Boulton on front pastedown.

Frost Collection copy bound in full early sprinkled calf; 5 raised bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; title ("GUTHRIE'S GEOGRAPHY") stamped in gold on spine; gold-tooled cover edges.

Frost Collection copy: hinges of binding damaged.

Cited in:

ESTC T138430

OCLC:

58889965