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Archive Print Item: YAS 0453

The universal gazetteer; being a concise description, alphabetically arranged, of the nations, kingdoms, states, towns, empires, provinces, cities, oceans, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, canals, mountains, capes &c. in the known world; the government, manners, and religion of the inhabitants, with the extent, boundaries, and natural productions, manufactures and curiosities of the different countries. Containing several thousand places not to be met with in any similar gazetteer; illustrated with fourteen maps

Walker, John (1759-1830); Kershaw, Arthur

1810

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Archive Print Item: YAS 0452

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

Brookes, R (fl. 1721-1763); Rivington, Francis (1745-1822); Johnson, Joseph (1738-1809); Baldwin, R (1737-1810); Law, B (1798)

1797

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