A new and complete system of universal geography
Subtitle: describing Asia, Africa, Europe and America; with their subdivisions of republics, states, empires, and kingdoms: the extent, boundaries, and remarkable appearances of each country; cities, towns, and curiosities of nature and art, also giving a general account of the fossil and vegetable productions of the earth. The history of man, in all climates, regions, and conditions; customs, manners, laws, governments, and religions: the state of arts, sciences, commerce, manufactures, and knowledge. Sketches of the ancient and modern history of each nation and people, to the present time. : To which is added, a view of astromony, as connected with geography; of the planetary system to which the earth belongs: and of the universe in general. : With a copious index annexed to each volume. : Being a large and comprehensive abridgement of Universal geography.
By: By John Payne. ; With additions, corrections and improvements from the latest and best authors. By James Hardie, A.M. author of The principles of Latin grammar, The American remembrancer, and universal tablet of memory &c. ; In four volumes. ; Vol. I[-IV]
Contributors: Hardie, James, 1758-1826, ed; Rollinson, William, 1762-1842, engraver; Anderson, Alexander, 1775-1870, engraver; Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848, engraver; Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832, engraver; Scoles, John, 1772?-1853, engraver; Barker, W. fl. 1795-1803, engraver; Tiebout, Cornelius, 1777-1832, engraver; Clarke, Thomas, engraver, engraver; Payne, John, fl. 1800.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 34316; Early American imprints -- no. 36047; Early American imprints -- no. 38199
Publisher: Printed for, and sold by John Low, book-seller, at the Shakespeares Head, no. 332 Water-Street.
Published: 1798
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Geography; Astronomy
Notes: Hardie edited volume 1 only. Vol. 4 published in 1799; v. 2 and 3 in 1800

Plates engraved by William Rollinson, Alexander Anderson, Benjamin Tanner, Amos Doolittle, John Scoles, William Barker, Cornelius Tiebout and Thomas Clarke

Vol. 1: xlviii, [1], 4-518, [12] p., [10] leaves of plates; v. 2: 578, [12] p., [6] leaves of plates; v. 3: 64, 51-348, 351-358, 361-368, 371-376, 367-374, 377-710, [10] p., [18] leaves of plates; v. 4: [2], 228, 229*-236*, 229-525, [1], 36, [4], 17, [11] p., [22] leaves of plates

Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 510 misnumbered 410; v. 2, p. 379 misnumbered 367

"Subscriber's names."--v. 3, p. [715-718], v. 4, [11] p. at end

"Errata."--v. 1, p. [529, v. 3, p. [718]

Evans 34316

Evans 36047

Evans 38199

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Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 36047)

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