The rudiments of geography
Subtitle: Being a concise description of the various kingdoms, states, empires, countries, and islands in the world. : Together with their latitudes, longitudes, extent, boundaries, rivers, lakes, air, climate, soil, produce, manufactures, chief towns, population, religion, and learning. : With an introduction explaining the astronomical part of geography. : To which is added, an enlarged chronological table of the most important events which has happened from the Creation of the world to the present day
By: By John Hubbard, Esq
Edition: Third edition, carefully revised and corrected by the author. [One line in Latin from Cicero
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 12791
Publisher: Published by Thomas & Thomas, proprietors of the work, and sold wholesale and retail at the Walpole Bookstore. Nichols & Hale, printers.
Published: 1807
Place of publication: Walpole, (N.H.)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Geography; Commercial geography; Historical Chronology
Notes: "The following compendium of geography is intended entirely for the use of schools, and those persons who have not leisure to peruse a larger treatise. ... He has not followed the common method of teaching the elements of geography by question and answer, ... He has made it his study to exhibit to the reader, in as short and concise a manner as possible, all the most important objects of geography. ..."--Preface, p. [5-6], dated: Deerfield, (Mass.) 16th Feb. 1803.

Massachusetts District copyright Feb. 23, 1803 by John Hubbard.

Shaw & Shoemaker 12791

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