The universal gazetteer; being a concise description, alphabetically arranged, of the nations, towns, cities, harbours, canals, kingdoms, empires, oceans, rivers, mountains, states, provinces, seas, lakes, capes, &c. in the known world; the government, manners, and religion of the inhabitants, with the extent, boundaries, and natural productions, manufactures and curiosities of the different countries. Containing several thousand places not to be met with in any familiar gazetteer. Illustrated with a fourteen maps.

Walker, John, 1759-1830.

Published by London: printed for Ogilvy and Son; J. Walker; J. Scatchard; J. Cuthell; H.D. Symonds; R. Lea; Darton and Harvey; Vernor and Hood; Lackington Allen and Co.; B. Crosby; J. Wright; Lee and Hurst; and James Wallis second edition further accommodated to commercial purposes as well as general information by another hand, 1798

About this Item

21cm. viii, [776]pp, folding frontis map, 13 further maps. Contemporary full calf gilt. Front board detached; vertical crack to spine. Sold as a collection of maps including Mercator's projection; North America; Asia; West Indies.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The universal gazetteer; being a concise description, alphabetically arranged, of the nations, towns, cities, harbours, canals, kingdoms, empires, oceans, rivers, mountains, states, provinces, seas, lakes, capes, &c. in the known world; the government, manners, and religion of the inhabitants, with the extent, boundaries, and natural productions, manufactures and curiosities of the different countries. Containing several thousand places not to be met with in any familiar gazetteer. Illustrated ...
• Publisher: London: printed for Ogilvy and Son; J. Walker; J. Scatchard; J. Cuthell; H.D. Symonds; R. Lea; Darton and Harvey; Vernor and Hood; Lackington Allen and Co.; B. Crosby; J. Wright; Lee and Hurst; and James Wallis second edition further accommodated to commercial purposes as well as general information by another hand
• Publication Date: 1798
• Binding: Hardcover
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