Geography for children : or, a short and easy method of teaching and learning geography: designed 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, Divisions, Islands, Rivers, Lakes, Chief Cities, Government and Religion. Divided into Lessons, in the Form of Question and Answer: With a new general map of the world, the spheres, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the Whole. To which is prefixed, 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 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.

Standardized Title:

Géographie des enfans. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Early works to 1800.

Geography.

Geography--Textbooks--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii,154,[2]p.,plates ) maps ;

Edition:

The sixteenth edition. ..

Other Title:

Geography for children

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard, and E. Newbery, at the Corner of Ludgate-Street. - 1791.

Notes:

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price, bound, 1s. 6d.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Roscoe, J212 (3)

English Short Title Catalog, T1302.

OCLC:

642362717