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

Gordon, Pat

Verlag: J. and P. Knapton and Others, London, 1754

Beschreibung

Contemporary brown cloth boards with gilt on faux leather spine. Original foxed endpapers, soil on edges. Red and black two-color title page. Pages have foxing, soil, and some dog-earring. All 22 folding maps present as called for, generally in very good condition. One has a half-inch semi-circle missing and a few have small tears. Possible cut out page at the first map right before page 1. The geography contains descriptions and maps of the known world, along with a discussion of geographic problems such as determining distances with the geometry of the globe and determining the time zones of earth, and geographical paradoxes, ending with a table of the longitudes and latitudes of the "most material Places on the Globe." ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 416 pp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 009158

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Geography Anatomiz'd: Or, the Geographical ...

Verlag: J. and P. Knapton and Others, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1754

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket