A new system of modern geography: or, A geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several nations of the world. ... To which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names and places alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the coins o all nations, and their value in dollars and cents. III. A chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. IV. The late discoveries of Herschell [sic], and other astronomers. By William Guthrie, Esq. The astronomical parts corrected by Dr. Rittenhouse. In two volumes. Volume I[-II].

People / Organizations

• William Guthrie (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: Printed by Mathew Carey, April. 27. M.DCC.XCV. [1795]

Publication year

1795-1795

ESTC No.

W42312

Grub Street ID

352058

Description

2 v. : ill., charts ; 4⁰

Note

Evans attributes the American part of the work to Jedidiah Morse.

Imprint of v. 2 (Evans 28782) varies: Printed for Mathew Carey. Colophon of v. 2 (p.43): Printed by W.W. Morse for Mathew Carey.

Vol. 1: 572 p.; v. 2: iv, 704, 43, [1] p.

The pagination errors from the 1794 edition have been corrected.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: v. 1, [A]? B-I? **(K)**-**(S)**? K? L? *L*? M-N? O-6P?; v. 2, [A]? *(B)*-*(C)*? B-8Q? *(2a)*-*(2l)*? (*(2l)*2 verso blank)