The compleat geographer : or, the chorography and topography of all the known parts of the earth. To which is premis'd an introduction to geography, and a natural history of the earth and the elements. Containing A True and Perfect Account of I. The Situation, Bounds and Extent, Climate, Soil, Productions, History, Trade, Manufactures: The Religion, Manners and Customs of the People; with the Revolutions, Conquests and other Changes Of all the Countries on the Earth. II. The several Provinces that every Kingdom or State is Divided into. III. The Principal Cities and most Considerable Towns in the World, the Magnitude, Principal Buildings, Antiquity, Present State, Trade, History, &c. As also the Situation, with the Distance and Bearing from other Towns: Together with all necessary Pieces of Natural History. The Whole Containing The Substance of at least an Hundred and Fifty Books of Modern Travels, faithfully Abstracted and Digested into Local Order; Whereby The Present State of the most Remote Countries is truly shewn, and the Obsolete and Fabulous Accounts of Former Writers wholly Expung'd. To which are added maps of every country, fairly Engraven on Copper, according to the Latest Surveys, and Newest Discoveries, most Engrav'd by Herman Moll.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Early works to 1800.

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([24],lv,[5],482[2],156,161-324,323-341,[1],xxiip.,plates ) ill.,maps ;

Edition:

The third edition. Wherein the descriptions of Asia, Africa and America are compos'd anew ..

Other Title:

Compleat geographer

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Awnsham and John Churchill at the Black-Swan in Pater-Noster-Row. And Timothy Childe at the White-Hart, at the West-End of St. Paul's Church-Yard, M.DCC.IX. [1709]

Notes:

In two parts, each with separate titlepage, pagination and register; part 2 having continuous text despite the pagination.

Titlepage to part 1 in red and black.

Titlepage to part 2 reads: 'Thesaurus geographicus: or the compleat geographer'.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T113918.

OCLC:

642288320