A new geographical, historical and commercial grammar and present state of the several kingdoms of the world : containing, I. The figures, motions, and distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian system, and the latest observations ... XII. The longitude, latitude, bearings and distances of principal places from London : to which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the coins of all nations ... remarkable events, from the creation to the present time
by William Guthrie, Esq. ; the astronomical part by James Ferguson, F. R.S. ; to which have been added the late discoveries of Dr. Herschel, and other eminent astronomers
The seventeenth edition, corrected, and considerably enlarged
London : Printed for Charles Dilly ..., and G.G. and J. Robinson ..., 1798
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9780665188862, 0665188862
"Illustrated with a correct set of maps, engraved from the most recent observations and draughts of geographical travellers."
"Issued also under titles: A system of modern geography, A new system of modern geography, and, A universal geography"--National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints.
Authorship also attributed to John Knox, the bookseller--Cf. Watt, Bibliotheca Britannica, 1824, v. 1, p. 452.