A new and complete system of modern Geography
Features
Author: E. Mackenzie
Publisher: Mackenzie and Dent
Place of printing: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Year of publication: 1817
Product Condition:
Work in two volumes in good condition. Solid modern half leather binding with marbled corners and plates, with gold friezes and gold titles on the inserts on the backs: traces of dust on the plates and slight peeling on the edges of the plates. Marbled cuts with traces of dust. Small ex-libris stamp on the verso of the frontispiece and on the title pages of the two volumes. Papers well preserved, irregularly browned with scattered foxing. English text. Text in English
Pages: XL,(2),IV,776;)6),712
Format: In eighth
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 27
Width: 21
Description
Monumental work that aims to provide a complete description of the known world, from the more strictly geographical point of view to the historical, political, anthropological, cultural, religious, up to astronomy and meteorology, "forming a complete repository of geographical knowledge including every recent discovery and political alteration”. The text is enriched by 28 geographical maps and 18 engravings of costumes, life scenes, views from all over the world
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