The American universal geography, or, A view of the present state of all the empires, kingdoms, states, and republics in the known world, and of the United States in particular. : In two parts. The first part treats of astronomical geography, and other useful preliminaries to the study of geography ... The second part describes at large, and from the latest and best authorities, the present state ... of the Eastern continent ... : To which are added, an improved catalogue of names of places, and their geographical situation, alphabetically arranged--an enlarged chronological table, of remarkable events, from the Creation to the present time--a list of ancient and modern learned and eminent men--and a table of all the monies of the world, reduced to the federal currency. : The whole comprehending a complete and improved system of modern geography. Calculated for Americans. : Illustrated with twenty-eight maps and charts.
By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Minister of the Congregational Church in Charlestown. ; Part I[-II]. ; The introduction revised and amended by Samuel Webber, A.M. Hollis prof. of math. and nat. philos. in the University of Cambridge
Fourth edition, corrected and considerably enlarged. Published according to act of Congress
Printed at Boston, : by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Sold at their bookstore, Faust's statue, no. 45, Newbury-Street; by said Thomas in Worcester; by Thomas, Andrews & Butler, in Baltimore; and by other booksellers in different parts of the United States., June, 1802
Physical Details
2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
OCLC
ocn430973157
Plates engraved by E.G. Gridley and T. Wightman, from maps and illustrations by A. Adams, Abraham Bradley, Jr., J. Denison, H. Harris and C. Harris.
Vol. 1: xiv, [3], 18-831, [1] p., [11] folded leaves of plates; v. 2: 692 p., [17] folded leaves of plates.
Error in paging: v. 2, p. 649 misnumbered 469.
"Directions to the bookbinder for placing the maps, &c."--vol. 1, p. [xvi].
"Omitted under the head Lower Canada, page 142, article trade." [and] "Errata. Vol. II."--v. 1, p. [832].