A new system of modern geography: or, A geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several nations of the world.
Subtitle: ... 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: By William Guthrie, Esq. ; The astronomical parts corrected by Dr. Rittenhouse. ; In two volumes. Volume I[-II]
Contributors: Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796.; Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826.
Edition: The first American edition, corrected, improved, and greatly enlarged.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 27077.; Early American imprints -- no. 28782.
Publisher: Printed by Mathew Carey.
Published: 1794
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Geography.; Astronomy.
Other titles: New system of modern geography.
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.

Signatures: v. 1, [A]℗ø B-I℗ø **(K)**-**(S)**℗ø Kþ́ L℗ø *L*℗ø M-Nþ́ O-6P℗ø; v. 2, [A]℗ø *(B)*-*(C)*℗ø B-8Q℗ø *(2a)*-*(2l)*℗ø (*(2l)*2 verso blank)

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)

Evans 27077.

Evans 28782.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 27077; 28782)