Geography anatomiz'd: or, The geographical grammar

Being a short and exact analysis of the whole body of modern geography, after a new and curious method. Comprehending I. A general view of the terraqueous globe, being a compendious system of the true fundamentals of geography; digested into various definitions, problems, theorems, and paradoxes: with a transient survey of the surface of the earthly ball, as it consists of land and water. II. A particular view of the terraqueous globe, being a clear and pleasant prospect of all remarkable countries upon the face of the whole earth; shewing their situation, extent, division, subdivision, cities, chief towns, name, air, soil, commodities, rarities, archbishopricks, bishopricks, universities, manners, languages, government, arms, religion. Collected from the best authors, and illustrated with divers maps

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Geography anatomiz'd: or, The geographical grammar

Being a short and exact analysis of the whole body of modern geography, after a new and curious method. Comprehending I. A general view of the terraqueous globe, being a compendious system of the true fundamentals of geography; digested into various definitions, problems, theorems, and paradoxes: with a transient survey of the surface of the earthly ball, as it consists of land and water. II. A particular view of the terraqueous globe, being a clear and pleasant prospect of all remarkable countries upon the face of the whole earth; shewing their situation, extent, division, subdivision, cities, chief towns, name, air, soil, commodities, rarities, archbishopricks, bishopricks, universities, manners, languages, government, arms, religion. Collected from the best authors, and illustrated with divers maps

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1702, Printed for Robert Morden [and 3 others]
in English - The third edition, corrected, and somewhat enlarg'd.

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(Titles from maps) [1]. A new and correct map of the world from the latest observations
[2]. Europe according to the latest observations
[3]. A new map of Scandinavia containing ye kingdoms of Sweden, Denmark & Norway
[4]. A new map of Moscovy from the latest observations
[5]. A new map of France from the latest observations
[6]. A new map of Germany from the latest observations
[7]. A new map of Poland from the latest obser[vatio]ns
[8]. A new map of Spain & Portugal from the latest observatio[ns]
[9]. A new map of Italy from the latest observ[atio]ns
[10]. A new map of Turky in Europe from the latest observa[tions]
[11]. A new map of Scotland from the latest observa[tions]
[12]. A new map of England from the latest observations
[13]. A new map of Ireland from the latest observations
[14]. Asia according to the latest observations
[15]. Africa according to the latest observations
[16]. North America according to the latest observations
[17]. South America according to the latest observations.

Edition Notes

First edition printed in London, 1693.

Imprimatur by John Hoskyns appears on verso of half-title leaf.

"Chapter IV. Of America": p. 342-404, contains geographical information and maps of North and South America and the West Indies.

"An appendix, comprehending a brief account of the European plantations in Asia, Africa, and America: as also some reasonable proposals for the propagation of the blessed Gospel in all pagan countries", p. 405-416, has separate caption title.

"A supplement to Gordon's Grammar. Being a table of the situation, latitude, and longitude of the most material places in the world, but more particularly adapted to the preceding Geographical grammar", p. [417]-432, has separate caption title.

Signatures: [A]⁴ ([A]2 verso blank) B-2F⁸

Title page printed in red and black; head and tail pieces; initials.

English short title catalogue, T113291.

Purchase; 2017; 18-280.

John Carter Brown Library copy has "A catalogue of books printed for and sold by Samuel Birt, at the Bible and Ball in Ave-Mary-Lane", p. [1-8], appended to end of the text and is not included in the ESTC record.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full speckled calf.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Sophia Augusta Brown Fund.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Andrew Fletcher 1736: ms autograph on recto of first front flyleaf.

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Other Titles
Geography anatomized: or, The geographical grammar., Geography anatomiz'd., Geography anatomized., Geographical grammar., Geographical grammar., Appendix, comprehending a brief account of the European plantations in Asia, Africa, and America: as also some reasonable proposals for the propagation of the blessed Gospel in all pagan countries., Supplement to Gordon's Grammar. Being a table of the situation, latitude, and longitude of the most material places in the world, but more particularly adapted to the preceding Geographical grammar.

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[24], 160,169-184,177-432 p., [17] folded leaves of plates
Number of pages
432

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OL27785797M
Internet Archive
geographyanatomi00gord_0
OCLC/WorldCat
23744518

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