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Description géographique de l'Europe
17--
Comprises an eighteenth-century geographical description of Europe
The gazetteer's: or newsman's interpreter : being a geographical index of all the considerable provinces, cities... &c in Europe (v.1-2)
Echard, Laurence (1670?-1730)
1731-1732
Part 1 is 13th edition, corrected and very much enlarged; part 2 is 6th edition, corrected.
A new voyage around the world : describing particularly the isthmus of America, several coasts and islands in the West Indies, the Isles of Cape Verd, the passage by Terra del Fuego, the South Sea Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico, the Isle of Guam, one of the Ladrones, Mindanao and other Philippine and East-India Islands near Cambodia, China, Formosa, Luconia, Celebes &c., New Holland, Sumatra, Nicobar Isles, the Cape of Good Hope, and Santa Hellena... [etc.]
Dampier, William (1652-1715)
1698
Indexed in: Wing D163.
The geographical magazine; or, New system of geography : With beautiful and correct views, maps, and globes (v.2)
Mavor, William Fordyce (1758-1837)
MDCCXCIV. [i.e. 1793-1794]
Martyn is the pseudonym of William Fordyce Mavor (cf. DNB). Vol. 2 printed in 1793. Maps by J. Bayly, geographer. Title pages in red and black. v. 1. Asia. Africa -- v. 2. Europe. America.
Der seinen zu erziehen habenden jungen Cavalier in der Profan- und Kirchen-Historie : so wohl als in der Geographie, denen Haupt-Principiis Juris Publici, dem nöthigsten von der Heraldic, der Genealogie derer vornehmsten Häuser in Europa, und was sonsten zu dem Anfang der Staats-Wissenschafft gehörig getreu, und gründlich unterweisende Hofmeister, zum Nutzen derer bey den jungen Herren Grafen von Nostiz und Rhineck etc
Launay, Charles Louis de
1738
First title-page in red and black. The second begins "Des getreu- und gründlich unterweisenden Hofmeisters anderter Theil..." and omits the place from imprint.
Cosmographie, in four books : containing the chorographie and historie of the whole world, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof
Heylyn, Peter (1600-1662)
1666
Added engraved t.p. reads: Cosmographie, in foure books... The 3d. edition. London : Printed for Philip Chetwind, 1665.
Cosmography in four books : containing the chorography and historie of the whole world, and all the principal kingdoms, provinces, seas, and isles thereof
Heylyn, Peter (1600-1662)
1682
Errata: pt. 3, p. 228. "A table" [i.e. index]: p. [1]-[39] at end. Enlarged from the author's Mikrokosmos, first published at Oxford, 1621.
A new sett of maps both of antient and present geography : wherein not only the latitude and longitude of many places are corrected, according to the latest observations; but also the most remarkable differences of antient and present geography may be quickly discern'd by a bare inspection or comparing of correspondent maps; which seems to be the most natural and easy method to lead young students (for whose use the work is principally intended) unto a competent knowledge of the geographical science. Together with a geographical treatise particularly adapted to the use and design of these maps
Wells, Edward (1667-1727)
[17??]
Includes "A catalogue of the maps which compose this new sett". Relief shown pictorially. London meridian.
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
Publisher's advertisements on final pages.
Macht, Reichthũm, vñ Einkommen aller Keyser, Könige, vnd fürnembsten Fursten der gantzen Welt
Botero, Giovanni (1540-1617); Quad, Matthias (1557-1613)
Im Iahr 1606
Alden, J.E. European Americana 606/13.
Tēs palai kai tēs nyn oikoumenēs periēgēsis, sive Dionysii Geographia emendata & locupletata, additione scil. Geographiæ hodiernæ græco carmine pariter donatæ: cum 16 tabulis geographicis
Dionysius Periegetes; Wells, Edward (1667-1727)
1738
In verse; with Latin prose translation. First 7 words of title transliterated from Greek.