The habitable world described, or the present state of the people in all parts of the globe, from north to south; shewing the situation, extent, climate, productions, animals, &c. of the different Kingdoms and States; including all the new discoveries: Together with the genius, manners, customs, trade, religion, forms of government, &c. of the inhabitants, and every thing respecting them, that can be either entertaining or informing to the reader, collected from the earliest and latest accounts of historians and travellers of all nations; with some that have never been published in this kingdom; and, nothing advanced but on the best authorities. With a great variety of maps and copper-plates, engraved in a capital stile, the subjects of which are mostly new, and such as have never yet been given in any English work. By the Rev. Dr. John Trusler. Vol. I.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trusler, John, 1735-1820.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],334p.,plates ) maps ;

Other Title:

Habitable world described,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the author, at the Literary-Press, No. 14, Red-Lion-Street, Clerkenwell; and sold by all booksellers, MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]

Notes:

With an additional titlepage, engraved, bearing the same address and date.

Pp. 129-334, sigs. I-Y, are another issue of the edition of vol. 1 in which the imprint gives the address of the Literary-Press as "No. 62 Wardour-Street, Soho".

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T122426.

OCLC:

642332773