The universal pocket companion : containing, among many other necessary and entertaining particulars, I. A geographical description of the world; with an Account of the different Parts thereof. II. A Description of England; shewing the Number of Counties, Cities, Bishopricks, Boroughs. Market-Towns, Parishes, &c. III. London describ'd; with an Account of the several Wards, Parishes, Halls, Colleges. Churches, and whatever is remarkable. IV. An Account of the several incorporated Companies in London; with the Prices of Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plaisterers and Painters Work, &c. V. An Account of the General and Penny Post. VI. An Account of all the Stage-Coaches and Carriers in England; with the Inns they put up at, and the Days they go out on. Vii. A List of places at Court, the several Salaries thereof, and in whose Gift and Disposal they are. Viii. The four Rules of Aritbmetic explained in the most easy and practical Manner; a short Account of Arts and Sciences; a brief Chronology of remarkable Events from the Beginning of the World to the Death of Julius Caesar, and an abridgment of the History of England, with an Account of the Monarchs thereof. IX. The Gardener's Calendar, for every Month in the Year. XI. The rates and fares of coachmen, Carmen, and Watermen; with their Rules and Restrictions. The third edition, corrected and enlarged. With an accurate map of the whole world, and a new Plan of London and Westminster.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Manuals (Handbooks).

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([6],274,[2]p.,plates ) ill.,maps ;

Other Title:

Universal pocket companion

Place of Publication:

London : printed for L. Hawes and Co. G. Keith, John Rivington, R. Baldwin, S. Crowder, B. Law, C. and R. Ware, MDCCLXVII. [1767]

Notes:

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T194855.

OCLC:

642524063