A new system of modern geography: or, A geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several nations of the world. ... To which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names and places alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the coins of all nations, and their value in dollars and cents. III. A chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. IV. The late discoveries of Herschell [sic], and other astronomers. By William Guthrie, Esq. The astronomical parts corrected by Dr. Rittenhouse. In two volumes. Volume I[-II].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guthrie, William, 1708-1770 1291

Contributor:

Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826

Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796

Language:

English

Physical Description:

2 v. : ill., charts ; 4°.

Edition:

The first American edition, corrected, improved, and greatly enlarged.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed by Mathew Carey, Feb. 1. M.DCC.XCIV [-April 27, M.DCC.XCV] [1794-1795]

Notes:

Evans attributes the American part of the work to Jedidiah Morse.

Imprint of v. 2 (Evans 28782) varies: Printed for Mathew Carey. Colophon of v. 2: Printed by R. Folwell, for Mathew Carey.

Vol. 1: 572 p., [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: xi, [1], 704, 43, [1] p., [2] folded leaves.

Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 435, and v. 2, p. 237-240 misnumbered 439, 187-190.

Subscribers' names, v. 2, p. [v]-xi.

Directions to the binder regarding the placement of maps, v. 2, p. [xii]. In addition to the two astronomical charts, 45 maps (15 for v. 1; 30 for v. 2) were issued. They are seldom found bound with the present work, but were issued separately as: The general atlas for Carey's edition of Guthrie's geography, Philadelphia, 1795 (Bristol B9043).

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 27077; Evans 28782