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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 of America in particular : in two parts ... illustrated with maps of the countries described / by Jedidiah Morse ...

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-151668

Description

2 v. : ill., maps (engravings) ; 23 cm. (8vo)

Details

Descriptive Terms

Geography

Originator

Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826.
American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

Contents

(from t.p.) The first part. Treats of astronomical geography ... the western, or American continent ... -- The second part. Describes at large ... the eastern continent ... as divided into Europe, Asia, and Africa ...

Publication

Printed at Boston :

Description

2 v. : ill., maps (engravings) ; 23 cm. (8vo)

Notes

"Published according to act of Congress."
Part 1 is a new edition of the author's American geography.
Imprint varies: Pt. 2, Printed at Boston, by Young and Etheridge, for the author and Thomas and Andrews ...
Vol. 1: 696 p. (1st 2 leaves blank), [8] leaves of plates (7 folded) ; v. 2: [4], 552 p., [3] folded leaves of plates.
LC copy has inscriptions: v. 1, Joshua Hammond, John Freeman; v. 2, Nathan Barlow's, Joshua Hammond's.
From the Parson Smith House.

Call Number

Stacks G121.M875 vol.1
Stacks G121.M875 vol.2

Material Type

Early works to 1800.

Variant Title

American universal geography
View of the present state of all the empires, kingdoms, states, and republics in the known world, and of the United States of America in particular

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