Geography anatomized : or, the geographical grammar. Being a Short and Exact Analysis Of the Whole Body of Modern Geography, After a New and Curious Method. Comprehending, I. A General View of the Terraqueous Globe; Being a compendious System of the true Fundamentals of Geography; digested into various Definitions, Problems, Theorems and Paradoxes: With a transient Survey of the Surfaces of the Earthly Ball, as it consists of Land and Water. II. A Particular View of the Terraqueous Globe; Being a clear and pleasant Prospect of all remarkable Countries upon the Face of the whole Earth; shewing their Situation, Extent, Division, Sub-Division, Cities, Chief Towns, Name, Air, Soil, Commodities, Rarities, Archbishopricks, Bishopricks, Universities, Manners, Languages, Government, Arms and Religion. Collected from the best authors, and illustrated with divers maps. The sixteenth edition, corrected and somewhat enlarged; and a set of new maps, by Mr. Senex. By Pat. Gordon, M. A. F. R. S.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Patrick, fl. 1700.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geography--Early works to 1800.

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([16],414p.,plates ) maps ;

Other Title:

Geography anatomized

Place of Publication:

Dublin : printed by Oli. Nelson, in Skinner-Row, for G. Risk, G. Ewing, W. Smith, and P. Crampton, in Dame-Street, and G. Faulkner, in Essex Street, Booksellers, MDCCXLVII. [1747]

Notes:

Titlepage in red and black.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T127541.

OCLC:

642352231