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The London General Gazetteer; or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary. Containing a Description of the Nations, Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities , Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Canals, Mountains, Capes &c. of the Known World: with the Extent, Boundaries, and Natural Production of each Country; the Government, Customs, Manners, and Religion of the Inhabitants; the Trade Manufactures, and Curiosities, of the Cities and Towns, with their Longitude and Latitude, Bearing and Distance in English Miles, from Remarkable Places; and the various Historical Events, by which they have been Distinguished
by Brookes, R. ; Marshall, John [ed.]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London: T. Tegg and Son 1837. 8vo. xiv, 800 pp. Rebound in a functional blue cloth with title label. Spine rubbed and a little scratched. Page edges uncut. Occasional minor spots. A complete compendium of the known world at the time, presented alphabetically with a (usually brief) description of each place. . Very Good. Cloth. 1837.
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- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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- Title
- The London General Gazetteer; or, Compendious Geographical Dictionary. Containing a Description of the Nations, Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities , Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Canals, Mountains, Capes &c. of the Known World: with the Extent, Boundaries, and Natural Production of each Country; the Government, Customs, Manners, and Religion of the Inhabitants; the Trade Manufactures, and Curiosities, of the Cities and Towns, with their Longitude and Latitude, Bearing and Distance in English Miles, from Remarkable Places; and the various Historical Events, by which they have been Distinguished
- Author
- Brookes, R. ; Marshall, John [ed.]
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Tegg and Son 1837
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- Gazette,Gazetteer,Geography,History,Cities
- Bookseller catalogs
- London; Dictionaries and Reference;
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