The general gazetteer: or, Compendious geographical dictionary : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world; with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country; the trade, manufactures and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished. Including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages in Great Britain and Ireland. Illustrated by maps
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Title: The general gazetteer: or, Compendious geographical dictionary : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world; with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country; the trade, manufactures and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished. Including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages in Great Britain and Ireland. Illustrated by maps
Other titles: Compendious geographical dictionary
Classmark: YAS 0452
Creator(s): Brookes, R (fl. 1721-1763)
Additional creator(s): Rivington, Francis (1745-1822) (Publisher); Johnson, Joseph (1738-1809) (Publisher); Baldwin, R (1737-1810) (Publisher); Law, B (1798) (Publisher)
Related people: Rivington, Francis; Johnson, Joseph; Baldwin, R; Law, B
Publisher: Printed for B. Law, C. Dilly, J. Johnson, G.G. and J. Robinson, W. Richardson, Ogilvy and Son, F. and C. Rivington, P. Wynne, R. Baldwin, W. Lowndes, J. Scatcherd, W. Bent, G. and T. Wilkie, T. Kay, J. Nunn, T.N. Longman, Vernor and Hood, B. Crosby, Cadel
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1797
Language: English
Size and medium: xvi, [672] pages, [9] leaves of plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/498455
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991010511569705181
Collection group(s): Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
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Publisher's advertisements on final pages.
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Full-bound in calf leather. Spine label: Brookes's Gazetteer. Inscription on front flyleaf: 'Mr R. Smith [?] from [?]'
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